Amendment
Emancipation Proclamation
the piece of legislation that freed the slaves made by Abe lincoln
Quarter
To house a soldier
Segregation
the purposeful separation of blacks and whites in during the Jim Crow Era.
Protest
To express an objection to what someone has said or done.
Assassinate
To Kill someone of note
Andrew Johnson
the president that came after Abe Lincoln was assassinated.
MinuteMan
Boston, MA militia men who were ready to fight at a moment's notice.
Black Codes
laws that were purposefully discriminating against Blacks in the South
Repeal
To change/ to change a law
Strategy
a plan towards a goal
Prejudice
an unfair feeling of dislike for members of certain groups because of their feelings background race, and religion.
Imperial Policy
laws/taxes/rules given by the British empire to upkeep the homeland
Interracial
Congress
a meeting to talk about something
Emancipate
to free/ to free someone from slavery
Acquit
to be found not guilty in a trial.
Representation
the act of standing up for someone or a group
Miscegenation
sexual relationships or reproduction between people of different ethnic groups, especially when one of them is white.
Boycott
to refuse to buy a good or service.
Treason
the act of betraying one's own country.
Freedmen
a person who was freed from slavery
Monopoly
when a group or a person has complete control over a specific product.
Undermine
to weaken
Free State
a state that did not allow slavery in the Civil war era