UNIT 6 VOCABULARY FLASHCARD

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What does the term "abolish" mean?

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To formally put an end to something

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Which of the following means to make changes to a document, law, or agreement?
Options: Confederacy, Amend, Emancipate, Impeach

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Amend

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"Reconstruction" refers to:

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The process of rebuilding after the Civil War, especially in the South

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What does it mean to abolish something?

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To end or do away with

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What is states' rights?

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Individual states have the right to govern themselves without interference from the federal government

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What does it mean for a state to secede?

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To leave or withdraw from a country or union

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What is sectionalism?

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Loyalty to a particular region rather than the entire country

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What was "sharecropping"?

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System of farming in which a farmer works land for an owner, who provides equipment and seeds and receives a share of the crop

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The "Union" refers to:

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The name given for the states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War; also called the North or the United States of America

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"Emancipation" means to:

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The fact or process of being set free