Civil War & Reconstruction Flashcards

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Secession

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the withdrawal of a state from the United States

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Confederacy (South)

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the alliance of southern states

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Union (North)

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the alliance of northern states

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Reconstruction

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process of rebuilding America with the adding back of the southern states after the Civil War

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Sharecropping

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the practice of receiving a portion of the crops in exchange for living and farming on a large estate

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carpetbagger

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referred to Northerners who moved to the South following the Civil War to take advantage of the unsettled political situation

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Scalawag

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Southerners who worked with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit.

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Homestead

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a piece of land with a home on it

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Blockade

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To block off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

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Gettysburg Address

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Lincoln gave a speech after the battle about why the war was being fought and to motivate the union soldiers to keep fighting