Vocabulary 1
first-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the event (remember unit 1)
What is a Primary source?
This president was elected in 1860 and was an abolitionist.
Who is Abe Lincoln?
accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event (Think unit 1)
What is a Secondary source?
These are the three branches of government in both the U.S. and Texas constitutions.
What is executive, legislative, and judicial?
examining the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” and “why” of a document (think unit 1)
What is sourcing?
concern for regional needs and interests
What is sectionalism?
Many former slaves would do this after the emancipation proclamation.
What is sharecropping?
to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the Union
What is Secede?
This is a term that describes how other branches keep one from getting too powerful, in other words keeping them in "check."
What are check and balances?
blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out
What is blockade?
the act of rebuilding, generally refers to the rebuilding of the Union following the Civil War
What is Reconstruction?
This event was announced in 1863 by President Lincoln to put an end to slavery.
What is the emancipation proclamation?
the act of giving someone freedom
What is emancipation?
Both the U.S. and Texas constitution contain one of these to protect and guarantee individual rights.
What is the bill of rights?
the imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories
What is Martial law?
a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop
What is sharecropper?
This U.S. Constitutional amendment forbid slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
Another term for income
What is revenue?
The governmental powers that are divided amongst both the constitutions is an example of this Unit 7 vocabulary term.
What is federalism?
personal liberties and freedoms
What are individual rights?
government in which representatives are chosen
What is republicanism?
We celebrate emancipation being enforced on this Texas holiday each summer.
What is Juneteenth?
independent power given to the people
What is popular sovereignty?
Out of the two constitutions, this one is the supreme law of the land.
What is the U.S. constitution?
political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments
What is Federalism?