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History

Describing history words

TermDefinition
13th Amendment Freed slaves.
14th Amendment Everyone born in the U.S are U.S citizens and naturalized here.
Freedman's Bureau The goal was to provide food, clothing, health care, and education to African Americans and white refugees from the South.
Black Codes Laws that sought to limit the rights of African Americans and keep them as landless workers.
Civil Rights Act of 1866 All person born in the Unites States were citizens with full rights under the Constitution
Poll Tax Required voters to pay to vote. They would pay $1 to $2. (35-70 in todays money)
Literacy Test This test was made to ensure if African Americans could read and if they could; they could vote.
Grandfather Clause You could vote if your ancestors voted prior to 1866 or 1867.
Enforcement Acts Made it a federal offense to interfere with a citizens right to vote.
Scalawags White men who had been locked out of pre civil war politics by their wealthier neighbors.
Carpet Baggers Northerners that went to the South to improve their economic and political situations.
Segregation Separation of individuals by race.
Civil Rights Act of 1965 Guaranteed African American citizens the right to ride trains and use public facilities.
Free Enterprise Freedom to run a buisness for profit with minimal regulation beyond what is necessary to protect public interest.
Mass Production Making products in a large quantity.
Corporation A group of ownership of investors to expand on open markets.
Monopoly Complete control in a product.
Americanization Programs or instuitions that helped newcomers.
Melting Pot Different nationalities blended to create a single culture.
Collective Bargaining Negotiating group with their employer for higher wages and better working conditions.
Knights of Labor Worked for all trade.
Prohibition The prohibition of alcholic beverages.
Muckrakers Journalists who wrote about the corrupt side of businesses and public life.
Abotionilist Someone that favors of slavery being abolished.
Advocate A person that pleads the idea or cause.
Ally A friendly nation.
Antebellum Period before war.
Armada A large fleet.
Suffrage Legal right to vote.
Ratified To get approved of.
Cede Give over.
Boycott A refusal to do something.
Assets Values that are owned by a company.
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