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Reconstruction
Mrs.Citrin Chapter 17 American Journey
Term | Definition |
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Scalawag | name given by former Confederates to Southern whites who supported Republican Reconstruction of the South |
Carpetbagger | northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War |
Poll tax | a tax of fixed amount per person that had to be paid before the person could vote |
Amnesty | the granting of pardon to a large number of persons |
Reconstruction | the reorganization and rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War |
Literacy Test | a method used to prevent African Americans from voting by requiring prospective voters to read and write at a specified level |
Grandfather Clause | a clause that allowed individuals who did not pass the literacy test to vote if their fathers or grandfathers had voted before Reconstruction began |
Impeach | to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office |
Integrate | to end separation of different races and bring into equal membership in society |
Lynching | putting to death a person by the illegal action of a mob |
Radical | extreme |
Cash crop | farm crop raised to be sold for money |
Override | to overturn or defeat |
Corruption | dishonest or illegal actions |