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    Unit 2: Reconstruction
    Study Guide for T e s t

    Know the meaning of the following vocaButaTy-words. On the test, there will
    be 3 paragraphs and you will have to place the correct vocabulary w o r d in
    sentences where they make the most sense.
    1. freedmen-ex-slaves who were now free
    2. sharecropping- a form o f farming where freedmen "rented" a piece o f
    land f r o m a landowner; sharecroppers had to give the landowner at
    least half of their crops as payment for the land; this type of living kept
    the sharecropper and their families poor
    3. civil rights- the basic rights of an individojal to be treated equally and
    fairly under the law
    4. (3]talawags- white(p)utherners who were Republicans and who supportec
    Reconstruction; these people had opposed the South's position in the
    Civil War
    5. Jim Crow laws- laws that segregated blacks f r o m whites in public
    places (train depots, restaurants, schools, trains)
    6. impeachment- the process of bringing criminal charges against a
    government or high official
    7. Reconstruction-the process of rebuilding; the formal Reconstruction Era
    was f r o m 1 865-1 877
    8. amnesty-the act of forgiving and forgetting an offense
    9. carpetbaggers - Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction;
    they carried bags that were covered with carpet; many Southerners
    looked at these Northerners as people who wanted to make a profit o f f
    of the Southerners
    Short Answer Questions
    You will have S short answer questions on the test. You will need to
    understand and explain:
    1 3"" amendment - abolished slavery forever

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