Reconstruction Vocab

Question 1

local and state laws that enforced legal separation of blacks and whites during the reconstruction era, lasted until 1965

Answer 1

jim crow laws

Question 2

status of being a citizen in a nation, viewed as a member of that society and is given all the rights that society has to offer

Answer 2

citizenship

Question 3

rights of a citizen to social, economic, and political equality and freedom

Answer 3

civil rights

Question 4

rights that promote the equality of men and women

Answer 4

women’s rights

Question 5

an article or law added to the constitution

Answer 5

amendment

Question 6

rules created to govern the people

Answer 6

constitution

Question 7

enforced separation of races

Answer 7

segregation

Question 8

a group of people sharing the same culture, history, and traditions

Answer 8

race

Question 9

the state of being equal, having the same rights and liberties

Answer 9

equality

Question 10

the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved

Answer 10

freedom

Question 11

an era between 1865-1877 where the north tried to unify the country by adding the south to the union

Answer 11

reconstruction

Question 12

killing a leader or important person in an industry or field of study

Answer 12

assassination

Question 13

farmers cultivate land, giving crops to land owners as rent

Answer 13

sharecropping

Question 14

investigation of misconduct of the president of the united states

Answer 14

impeach

Question 15

to agree to a law or an action

Answer 15

ratify

Question 16

local rules applied to a group of people

Answer 16

codes

Question 17

segregation

Answer 17

enforced separation of races

Question 18

citizenship

Answer 18

status of being a citizen in a nation, viewed as a member of that society and is given all the rights that society has to offer

Question 19

reconstruction

Answer 19

an era between 1865-1877 where the north tried to unify the country by adding the south to the union

Question 20

race

Answer 20

a group of people sharing the same culture, history, and traditions

Question 21

ratify

Answer 21

to agree to a law or an action

Question 22

women’s rights

Answer 22

rights that promote the equality of men and women

Question 23

jim crow laws

Answer 23

local and state laws that enforced legal separation of blacks and whites during the reconstruction era, lasted until 1965

Question 24

sharecropping

Answer 24

farmers cultivate land, giving crops to land owners as rent

Question 25

amendment

Answer 25

an article or law added to the constitution

Question 26

equality

Answer 26

the state of being equal, having the same rights and liberties

Question 27

civil rights

Answer 27

rights of a citizen to social, economic, and political equality and freedom

Question 28

assassination

Answer 28

killing a leader or important person in an industry or field of study

Question 29

constitution

Answer 29

rules created to govern the people

Question 30

codes

Answer 30

local rules applied to a group of people

Question 31

freedom

Answer 31

the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved

Question 32

impeach

Answer 32

investigation of misconduct of the president of the united states