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Ch 3/4, vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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The Emancipation Proclamation | Legally freed all slaves in rebellious Confederate states |
Scalawags | Southern Republicans who were considered traitors for helping the North |
Carpetbaggers | Uncomplimentary name for a Northerner who went to the South after the war |
Sharecroppers | Many freedmen and poor whites went to work on the large plantations. These people rented and farmed a plot of land. Planters provided seed, fertilizer, and tools in return for a share of the crop at harvest time. |
Abolition | Movement to end slavery |