Ch18 Reconstruction Era Vocabulary

laws passed in the South just after the civil War aimed at controlling freed men and women, and allowing plantation owners to take advantage of African American workers

to reject or defeat something that has already been decided

to formally charge a public official with misconduct

the period of rebuilding the South and readmitting Southern states into the Union

the granting of a pardon to a large number of persons

to become more suited to new conditions

extreme

to prevent from being involved in something

to set aside or temporarily stop operation of something

name given by former Confederates to Southern whites who supported Republican Reconstruction of the South

a loan, or the ability to pay for a good or service at a future time rather than at the time of purchase

dishonest or illegal actions

a school or college for special training

to unite, or to blend into a united whole

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

a group of officials chosen for a specific responsibility

the effect or result of an action or event

a device that allowed persons to vote if their fathers or grandfathers had voted before Reconstruction began

a tax a person must pay in order to vote

a method used to prevent African Americans from voting by requiring prospective voters to read and write at a specified level

the separation or isolation of a race, class, or group

putting to death by the illegal action of a mob

a special condition in a formal document