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Social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | The time during which the south was rebuilt after the Cilver War. |
| assassinate | To murder a leader by sudden or secret attack. |
| black code | Laws limiting the Rights of former slaves in the South. |
| acquittal | A verdict of not guilty. |
| freedmen | The men, women,and children who had once been slaves. |
| sharecropping | A system of working the land in which the worker was paid with a " share " of the crop. |
| scalawag | A rascal; someone who supports something for his or her own gain. |
| carpetbagger | A Northern who moved to the south to take part in Reconstruction governments. |
| secret ballot | A voting method in which no one knows how anyone else voted. |
| segregation | The practice of keeping people in separate groups based on race or culture. |
| boom | A time of fast economic growth. |
| refinery | A factory which materials, especially fuels, are cleaned and made into usable products. |
| prospector | A person who serches for gold, silver, and other menerial resources. |
| bust | A time of quick economic devline. |
| long drive | A trip made by ranchers to lead cattle to markets or to the railroads. |
| homesteader | A person living on land granted by the government. |
| open range | Land on which animals can gray freely. |
| reservation | An area of land set aside by the government for use only by Native Americans. |
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