Civil War + Reconstruction Flashcards
reform
improved in conduct, morals,
Nativist
a person who urges the promotion of the interests of inhabitants born in a country over those of immigrants
Steam Engine
an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.
Reform Movement
a group of individuals advocating for social change through the advancement of a common cause.
Suffrage
the right to vote, especially in a political election.
Co-Education
the education of both male and female students at the same institution.
Abolitionist
a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery
Casualty
a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed
Revolt
to break away from or rise against constituted authority,
Prohibition
the action of forbidding something, especially by law.
Three Fifths Compromise
gave the southern states where slavery was legal a non-proportional representation in the national government.
Underground Railroad
network of routes, places, and people that helped enslaved people in the American South escape to the North.
Dred Scott Decision
an enslaved person
Bleeding Kansas
Bleeding Kansas describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery
Union Troops
the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states,
Confederacy
an alliance of people or groups formed for an illicit purpose.
