Civil war + Reconstruction vocabulary Flashcards
Reform
make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it.
nativist
relating to or supporting the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants
steam engine
Machine that uses steam power to perform mechanical work through the agency of heat
Reform movement
advocates a change that will preserve the existing values but will provide improved means of implementing them
Suffrage
the right to vote in political elections
Co- education
the education of both male and female students at the same institution.
abolitionist
a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery
casualty
a person killed or injured in a war or accident
revolt
rise in rebellion.
prohibition
the action of forbidding something, especially by law
three fifths compromise
three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation
underground railroad
the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
Dred Scott decision
that a slave who had resided in a free state
Bleeding kansas
of the blood shed by pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
Union troops
the land force that fought to preserve the collective Union of the states
Confederacy
a league or alliance, especially of confederate states
