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History Vocabulary
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Scalawag : a white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain
Freedman : a person freed from slavery
Sharecropper : a farmer especially in the southern U.S. who raises crops for the owner of a piece of land and is paid a portion of the money from the sale of the crops
Reconstruction : the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War
Poll tax : a tax that each adult has to pay in order to vote in an election
Literacy test : an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.
Black code : any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War
Corruption : : dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people
Carpetbagger : a person from the northern United States who went to the South after the American Civil War to make money
Segregation : the practice or policy of keeping people of different races, religions, etc., separate from each other
Jim Crow Law : a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against blacks, as in public places, public vehicles, or employment
Lynching : to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority
History Vocabulary
Across:3. | any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War | 6. | a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against blacks, as in public places, public vehicles, or employment | 7. | an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc. | 8. | a person from the northern United States who went to the South after the American Civil War to make money | 9. | a person freed from slavery | 10. | the practice or policy of keeping people of different races, religions, etc., separate from each other | 11. | to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority |
| | Down:1. | the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War | 2. | a white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain | 4. | a farmer especially in the southern U.S. who raises crops for the owner of a piece of land and is paid a portion of the money from the sale of the crops | 5. | a tax that each adult has to pay in order to vote in an election | 8. | : dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people |
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History Vocabulary
Across:3. | any code of law that defined and especially limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War | 6. | a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against blacks, as in public places, public vehicles, or employment | 7. | an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc. | 8. | a person from the northern United States who went to the South after the American Civil War to make money | 9. | a person freed from slavery | 10. | the practice or policy of keeping people of different races, religions, etc., separate from each other | 11. | to put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority |
| | Down:1. | the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War | 2. | a white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain | 4. | a farmer especially in the southern U.S. who raises crops for the owner of a piece of land and is paid a portion of the money from the sale of the crops | 5. | a tax that each adult has to pay in order to vote in an election | 8. | : dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people |
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