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Chapter 4 lesson 1-3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | The time during which the South was rebuilt after the civil war. |
| assassinate | to murder a leader by sudden or secret attack. |
| black codes | laws limiting the rights of former slaves in the south. |
| acquittal | a verdict of not guilty |
| boom | a time of fast economic growth |
| refinery | a factory in which materials especially fuels are cleaned and made into usable products. |
| prospector | a person who searches for gold, silver, or other mineral resources. |
| bust | a time of quick economic decline |
| long drive | a trip made by ranchers to lead cattle to market or to the railroads. |
| homesteader | a person living on land granted by the government |
| open range | land on which animals can graze freely |
| reservation | an area of land set aside by the government for use only by native Americans. |
| freedman | The men, women, and children who have once been slaves. |
| sharecropping | a system of working the land in which the worker was paid with a "share" of the crop. |
| carpetbagger | A northerner who moved to the south to take part in reconstruction governments. |
| scalawag | a rascal, someone who supports something for his or her own gain. |
| secret ballot | a voting method in which no one knows how anyone else voted. |
| segregation | a practice of keeping people in separate groups based on race or culture. |