Civil War and Reconstruction Vocabulary.HallsvilleJH

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Focus on the interests of one's region.

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Sectionalism

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A Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government.

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Carpetbagger

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The civilian world in war time.

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Home Front

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To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to.

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Secede

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The effort, after the Civil War, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the Union.

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Reconstruction

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Using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports.

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Blockade

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A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction.

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Scalawag

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Free from outside control; self-governing.

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Sovereign

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Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War.

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Black Codes

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The forced enrollment of people into military service.

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Conscription