Vocabulary in Context
A law that restricts rights based on race, like those passed in the South after the Civil War.
What are Black Codes?
The publication of this book helped grow the abolitionist movement.
What is Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
I was a raid meant to spark a slave uprising in this location.
What is Harpers Ferry?
This was the main economic difference between the North and South before the war.
What is industrial vs. agricultural economies?
A system where prisoners are forced to work, often under harsh conditions.
What is convict leasing?
This rebellion increased fear among slaveholders and led to stricter laws.
What is Nat Turner’s Rebellion?
This secret network helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad?
This was the central issue dividing the nation before the Civil War.
What is slavery?
A government-backed practice that denies services based on location and race.
What is redlining?
This court decision increased sectional conflict before the Civil War.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford?
Harriet Tubman earned this nickname because she led enslaved people to freedom.
What is "Moses"?
This concept explains why new territories caused conflict between North and South.
What is the expansion of slavery?
A compromise meant to maintain balance between free and slave states.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
The purpose of these laws was to maintain this system despite the end of slavery.
What is white supremacy (or control of Black labor)?
During the Civil War, Harriet Tubman served in this role for the Union Army.
What is a spy (or scout/nurse)?
This idea describes how laws and systems maintained inequality after slavery ended.
What is systemic racism?
The belief that citizens should decide the legality of slavery in their territory.
What is popular sovereignty?
This law helped dismantle legal segregation in the U.S.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This Union victory split the Confederacy in two.
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
This theme connects events like redlining, Tulsa, and Black Codes across time.
What is institutional discrimination against African Americans?