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CH. 17&19 vocab
mcgraw-hill CH. 17& 19 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reconstruction | the effort, after the civil war, to reorganize the seceded 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 |
| demonstrate | to show, prove, or make clear |
| black code | Laws limiting the right of African Americans passed by southern government after the civil war |
| restrict | TO PLACE A LIMIT ON A PERSON OR ACTION |
| ranchero | the Spanish word for ''rancher'' |
| open range | public land that could be used by anyone, usually for grazing cattle |
| drive | the movement of cattle image in large herds to stockyard to a market |
| drovers | a person who moves livestock overland to market |
| stockyard | a place where livestock are penned before they slaughtered or shipped elsewhere |
| fee | money charged in exchange for service or permission to take an action |
| image | a set if partly unreal ideas associated with a person or object |
| wrangler | a ranch hand who takes cares of saddles horse |
| quarantine | a state of enforced isolation designed to prevent the spread of disease or peats |