Unit Five: The American Civil War and Reconstruction

Unit Five: The American Civil War and Reconstruction arryn brooks

sectionalism-excessive devotion to the interests of a particular region

Republican Party-the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party

secession-formal separation from an alliance or federation

Confederate States of America-the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

emancipation-freeing someone from the control of another

habeas corpus-a write ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge

reconstruction-the activity of building something again

impeachment-a formal document charging a public official with misconduct

ku klux klan-a secret society of white Southerners in the United States

poll tax-a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote

segregation-the act of keeping apart

siege-an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place

emancipate-free from slavery or servitude

inflation-a general and progressive increase in prices

draft-compulsory military service

martial law-the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

famine-a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death

urbanization-the social process whereby cities grow

telegraph-apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire

ironclad-a wooden warship of the 19th century plated with armor

discrimination-unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice

casualty-someone injured or killed in an accident

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