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Reconstruction Voc -

20 vocabulary words related to the Reconstruction Era

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Reconstruction the reorganization and rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War.
amnesty the granting of pardon to a large number of persons
radical extreme
freedmen persons freed from slavery
black codes laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers
override to overturn or defeat
impeach to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
scalawag name given by former Confederates to Southern whites who supported Republican Reconstruction of the South
carpetbagger name given to Northern whites who moved South after the Civil War and supported the Republicans
corruption dishonest or illegal actions
integrate to end separation of different races and bring into equal membership in society
sharecropping system of farming in which a farmer works land for an owner who provides equipment and seeds and receives a share of the crop
reconciliation settling by agreement or coming together again
commission a group of persons directed to perform some duty
cash crop farm crop raised to be sold for money
poll tax a tax of a fixed amount per person that had to be paid before the person could vote
literacy test a method used to prevent African Americans from voting by requiring prospective voters to read and write at a specified level
grandfather clause a clause that allowed individuals who did not pass the literacy test to vote if their fathers or grandfathers had voted bfore Reconstruction began
segregation the separation or isolation of a race, class, or group
lynching putting to death a person by the illegal action of a mob
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