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S.S. Chapter 13

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the time during which the south was rebuilt after the Civil War Reconstruction
to murder a leader by sudden or secret attack Assassinate
laws limiting the rights of former slaves in the south Black Codes
a verdict if not guilty Acquittal
men, women, and children who once had been slaves Freedmen
a system of working the land in which was paid with a share of the crop Share Crop
a northern who moved to the south to take part in Reconstruction on government Carpet Bagger
a rascal someone who supports something for his or her own gain Scalawag
a voting method in which no one knows how anyone voted Secret Ballot
the practice of keeping people in separate groups based on their race or culture Segregation
a time of trust economic growth Boom
a factory in which materials especially fuels are made into useable products Refinery
a person who searches for sliver, gold, and other mineral resources Prospector
a time of economic decline Bust
a trip by ranchers to lead cattle to the market or the railroads Long Drive
a person living on land granted by the government Homesteader
land on which animals can gaze freely Open Range
an area of land set aside by the government for use only by native americans Reservation
an economic system in which people are able to start and run their own business with little control by the government Free Enterprise
The railway line that crossed North America Transcontinental Railroad
A person who sets up and runs a business Entrepreneur
Oil Petroleum
The money needed to set up or improve a business Capital
A worker who brings his or her own ideas and skills to a job Human Resource
Between 1890, the large group of people who came from Southern and Central Europe and other parts of the world to settle in North America New Immigration
A public announcement that tells people about a product or an opportunity Advertisement
A poorly built apartment building Tenement
An unfair feeling of hate or dislike for members of a certain group because of their background, race or religion Prejudice
A rule or an order Regulation
Invented the telephone Alexander G Bell
? extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific Transcontinental Railroad
who led the Nez Perce Indians as they tried to escape to Canada Chief Joseph
Where the Transcontinental Railroad met Promontory Point, Utah
Where did Custer's last stand take place Battle of Little Big Horn River
What was the last spike of the Transcontinental Railroad made of? gold
what was set aside for Native Americans by the US government reservations
The ? Act gave 160 acres of land to new settlers in the West Homestead
Many settlers on the great plains built homes out of ? Sod
The railroad and loss of buffalo ended the way of life forever for ? Native Americans
? was established by Congress to help African Americans after the war Freedman's Bureau
Who invented the electric light bulb Edison
Renting land for a share of the crop is called Sharecropping
Who started the modern steel industry? Carnegie
Standard Oil was started by Rockefeller
Who became President after Lincoln? Andrew Johnson
What happened to Abraham Lincoln before he could carry out his Reconstruction Plan He was assassinated
what was the rebuilding after the Civil War called Reconstruction
Separation of people according to race is called Segregation
Secret society that terrorized blacks Ku Klux Klan
Who killed Lincoln John Wilkes Booth
Who was the first President to be impeached? Andrew Johnson
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