Definitions Flashcards
1
Q
Abolish
A
To end/get rid of something
2
Q
Union
A
North States
3
Q
Federal
A
South states
4
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To secede
A
To break away
5
Q
Emancipation
A
Freedom
6
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Constitution
A
Fundemental laws and values that make up a country
7
Q
Amendment
A
Change
8
Q
Reconstruction period
A
Period of time after the Civil war when the government focused on protecting the legal rights of African-Americans
9
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Lynchings
A
To put to death, usually by hanging, without legal authority
10
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Jim Crow Laws
A
Laws that made segregation legal
11
Q
KKK
A
A white supremicist hate group/cult
12
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White supremacy
A
The belief that black people are utterly inferior
