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MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

WORD : AMENDMENT. MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :. revision or addition to a bill, law or constitution. USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE . The 13 th Amendment was added to the Constitution to free the slaves. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD !.

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MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD :

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  1. WORD: AMENDMENT MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD: revision or addition to a bill, law or constitution USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. The 13th Amendment was added to the Constitution to free the slaves. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD! 13th ends slavery

  2. WORD: • Carpetbagger MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : Northerners who relocated to the south to take jobs or buy things at a low cost from the southerners. USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. Carpetbaggers often took advantage of Southerners after the war. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  3. WORD: • Sharecropper • MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : • person who rents a plot of land and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. Many freedmen became sharecroppers on the plantations where they were slaves before the war. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  4. WORD: • suffrage MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : The right to vote USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. Freedmen received suffrage with the passage of the 15th amendment. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  5. WORD: • Disenfranchise MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : deny the right to vote USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. Although the 13th amendment guaranteed African American men the right to vote, Jim Crow laws disenfranchised them. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  6. WORD: • Segregation MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : enforced separation of the races USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. Segregation of the races was practiced in the South until the 1960’s. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  7. WORD: • Assimilation MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : process of becoming a part of another culture USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. Immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century assimilated into the American culture. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  8. WORD: • reservation MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : area set aside by the US government for Native Americans too live USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. Native Americans were angry they were forced to live on reservations because the land was usually bad. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  9. WORD: • Reconstruction MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : The period of from 1865-1877 when the Confederate state were controlled by the federal government before being readmitted to the Union USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. The Reconstruction period was a difficult time for Southerners recovering from the civil War. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  10. WORD: • legacy MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : something handed down from generation to generation USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. The legacy of Reconstruction was extreme racism, segregation and discrimination in the South. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  11. WORD: • migration MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : To move from one place to another USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. A migration of freedmen to the West occurred after the Civil War. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  12. WORD: • adaptation MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : an adjustment in which individuals make improvements in their environment USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. Many adaptations had to be made in order for farmers to settle on the Great Plains. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  13. WORD: • reconciliation MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : to reestablish a close relationship between; to settle or restore USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. The North and the south faced a difficult reconciliation at the end of the Civil War. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  14. WORD: • compromise MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : settling differences in which each side has to make concessions (give in USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE.  The Compromise of 1876 ended the Era of Reconstruction as both sides agreed to settle their differences. IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

  15. WORD: • Vigilanties MY DEFINITION FOR THE WORD : Men who took the law into their own hands and punished law breakers without a judge, jury or trial. USE THE VOCABULARY WORD IN A SENTENCE. Vigilanties of the west made people on the east coast give the “wild West” its name! IN THE SPACE PROVIDED HERE, DRAW A PICTURE OF THE WORD!

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