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Units 11 and 12: Civil War and Reconstruction. Civil War. a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country . sectionalism. an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region. validity. executed with the proper legal authority. nullification.
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Units 11 and 12: Civil War and Reconstruction
Civil War a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
sectionalism an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region
validity executed with the proper legal authority
nullification the action of a state attempting to prevent the operation and enforcement within its territory of a law of the United States
bias a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment :prejudice
States’ rights all rights not given to the federal government
habeas corpus any of several common-law written documents issued to bring a party before a court or judge
compromise Agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants
conflict competitive or opposing action of incompatibles
tariff Tax on imports or exports
region a geographic area with similar features
provisions the act or process of providing
constitutionality In accordance with the provisions of a constitution
emancipation The act ofsetting free from restraint
nationalism loyalty and devotion to a nation
reconstruction the act of rebuilding
radical reconstruction associated with political views
scalawag A white Southerner acting in support of the reconstruction governments after the American Civil War often for private gain
civil rights the nonpolitical rights of a citizen; especially: the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to United States citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress
Jim Crow Laws Law that enforced racial segregation in the U.S. South between 1877 and the 1950s.
carpetbagger a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments
Freedmen former slaves who have been released from slavery
black codes laws passed by Southern state legislatures to define the legal place of blacks in society after the Civil War. No black or freedman shall be permitted [allowed] to rent or keep a house within the limits of the town under any circumstances… --- from a Black Code in Opelousas, Louisiana