History Vocab. 1 Flashcards
Amnesty
The granting of pardon to a large number of persons; protection from prosecution of an illegal act.
Reconstruction
The reorganization and rebuilding of the former Confederate states after the Civil War.
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.
Impeach
To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
Override
To overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in Congress.
Scalawag
Name given by former Confederates to Southern whites who supported Republican Reconstruction of the South
Integrate
To end separation of races and bring into equal membership in society
Carpetbagger
Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War.
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
Corruption
Dishonest or illegal actions
Cash crop
Farm crop raised to be sold for money
Grandfather clause
A clause that allowed individuals who did not pass the literacy test to vote if their fathers or grandfathers had voted before the Reconstruction began; an exception to a law based on preexisting circumstances
Poll tax
A tax of a fixed amount per person that had to be paid before the person could vote
Segregation
The separation or isolation of a race, class, or group
Literacy test
A method used to prevent African Americans from voting by requiring prospective voters to read and write at a specified level
