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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| civil war | war between the people of one country |
| confederacy | south during the civil war |
| union | north during the civil war |
| conscription | required enrollment in military service |
| deserter | someone who leaves the armed forces permission |
| sectionalism | dividing of a country or state by beliefs and lifestyles |
| states rights | belief power should go to the states |
| secession | to break away from a group |
| subjugation | very harsh control,oppression |
| white supremacy | the belief that white people are superior to other races |
| ironclad ship | warship covered in iron |
| emancipate | to free someone |
| Total War | Destroying civilian and economic resources of your enemy |
| Anaconda Plan | union plan to surround south and cut them off from resources |
| Cotton Diplomacy | Britain would support the south because it needed their cotton |
| Disenfranchise | To take away someone’s right to vote |
| Literacy Test | Reading test before you are allowed to vote |
| Poll Tax | Fee you have to pay before you can vote |
| Grandfather Clause | allowing the right to vote only if their grandfather could vote |
| Sharecropping | tenant farms land in exchange for part of the profit. |
| Reconstruction | Rebuilding of the south after the civil war |
| Republican | supported rights of A.A.s and strong national govt. |
| Scalawags | white southerners who helped blacks got this nickname |
| Carpetbaggers | Northerners who came to the south to help with reconstruction |
| Amendment | change to the constitution |