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Ch. 17 & 19 vocab
Ch. 17 & 19 vocabulary for McGraw-Hill
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | the effort, after the Civil war, to reorganize the secede states and bring them back into the union . |
| pardon | an official release from punishment for a crime. |
| provisional government | a temporary government. |
| nullify | to cancel. |
| Juneteenth | June 19th, the date celebrated as the anniversary of emancipation day for enslaved people in Texas. |
| freedman | a formerly enslaved person |
| black codes | laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by southern governments after Civil war. |
| radical republic | a republican who believed that Congress should direct reconstruction |
| Ku Klux Klan | a secret organization of white men formed after the Civil war that used violence and terror against African Americans |
| carpetbagger | a northerner in the south working for a reconstruction government |
| scalawag | a white southerner who supported reconstruction |
| compulsory | required |
| ranchero | the Spanish word for "rancher" |
| open range | |
| drive | |
| drover | |
| stockyard |