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Social Studies Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Border States | a state between the North and South that allowed slavery but did not part from the union |
| Assansination | A murder of a political leader, like the president |
| Gettysburg Address | A short speech given by Abe Lincoln in 1863 at the dedication cemetery |
| Share Cropping | a system of working on land, in which the worker was paid with a "share" of the crop |
| Reconstruction | Government leader making plans for bringing the country together |
| Scalawags | people who support something for their own gain |
| Carpetbaggers | A northerner who would try to help the South with money, or building, etc... after the civil war |
| Segregation | Seperation |
| Document | a written or printed paper that can be used to give evidence or information |
| Confederecy | the Southerner states that seperated from the union |
| Resolution | a solution or explanation |
| Legislator | a member of the government who makes the laws |
| Secede | to leave the union |