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My World Texas Ch 7
Term | Definition |
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plantation | a large farm that produces crops to sell |
abolitionists | people who wanted to end slavery |
tariff | a tax paid on goods that come from another country |
nullify | to cancel |
secede | to officially leave or separate from a group |
cavalry | group of soldiers who fight battles on horseback |
blockade | an effort to stop ships from going in or out of a port |
Reconstruction | the time of rebuilding and change in the South after the Civil War |
Juneteenth | a state celebration on June 19th in honor of the day slaves in Texas learned that they were free |
sharecropper | a farmer who pays part of what he or she grows to a landowner |
segregation | an unfair separation, based on race |
fort | a strongly constructed building used to house soldiers and weapons |
Buffalo Soldiers | African American soldiers who fought against the Plains Indians in the late 1800s |
Indian Territory | land set aside for American Indians in 1830 |
confederacy | a union of people or groups who work together for a common goal |