Reconstruction Vocab

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Northerner who moved to the South post-Civil War for political or economic gain.

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carpetbaggers

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Law preventing voting unless grandfather voted pre-1864, aimed to suppress black voters.

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Grandfather Clause

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Deprive of the right to vote

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disenfranchise

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Exam required for voting, aimed to discourage black voters.

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literacy test

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Law imposed by military forces when civil authority breaks down

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martial law

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Fee to vote, aimed to discourage black voters.

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poll tax

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A rising or gaining strength

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resurgence

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A white person in the South who worked with the Federal Government during Reconstruction.

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scalawags

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Farming land as a tenant, paid with a share of the crop.

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sharecropping

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Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences

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segregation