Vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Reconstruction | Rebuilding the nation following war and bringing southern states back into the Union
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| Sharecropping | Receiving a portion of crops in exchange for living and farming on a large estate
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| Carpetbagger | Northerners who moved to the South following the Civil War to take advantage of the political chaos that existed at the time
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| Scalawag | Southerners who cooperated with federal authorities during Reconstruction
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| Homestead | a track of land with a home on it
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| Black Codes | Laws enacted in the south FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING CONTROL OF FREED SLAVES
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| Amendment | An addition to the Constitution
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| Legislation | A law
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| Unit 11A Reconstruction Vocabulary |
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| Due Process | Legal proceedings must be fair
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| Equal Protection | Governments must treat all GROUPS of people the same (men and women; black and white etc.)
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| Jim Crow Laws | State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the south
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| Segregation | Separating groups of people by race or ethnic background
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| Land Grant | Gift of land from the government to an individual or group, usually to promote a greater social or political goal (e.g. land grant colleges like Texas A&M University)
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| Freedmen's Bureau | Federal government agency that organized relief and educational activities for war refugees and former slaves
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