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what was the purpose of The Kansas and Nebraska Act ?
repealed the Missouri Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty to determine the issue of slavery in these new territories.
what is Status Quo ?
The current balance of things
what is the Missouri Compromise purpose ?
was to maintain peace between the North and the South by keeping the balance of power between free and slave states
what is Bloody Kansas
Thousands of pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters rushed to sway/influence the vote.
what is Popular Sovereignty?
Allowing people to choose decisions for themselves through voting.
what does Reconstruction mean ?
Process of readmitting and reuniting the former Confederate (Southern) states to the Union (Northern States)
Lasted from 1865-1877
what does Integration mean ?
the process of bringing all parts together into a whole
what does Reintegration mean ?
doing the process of bringing all parts together into a whole again
what does Amnesty mean ?
Most Confederate citizens would receive amnesty, excluding high-ranking military leaders.
what did Slavery Abolished do ?
States must ratify the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery.
what does Ratify mean ?
To formally approve something
what does it mean when you Oath Taking ?
Confederate citizens would take an oath of loyalty to the United States.
what does New State Government mean to you ?
Once the 10% threshold was met, a state could establish a new government and be readmitted to the Union
Extreme or Different from Tradition
what is a Freedmen ?
Former enslaved peoples
what does Sharecropping mean ?
Debt Slavery
what is the 13th Amendment?
abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States and its territories, with the exception of as a punishment for a crime
what is the 14th amendment ?
grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US, and protects citizens from state-level violations of their rights
what is the 15th amendment ?
prohibits states from denying the right to vote to citizens on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
what is Plessy vs Ferguson?
the Supreme Court case that had originally upheld the constitutionality of “separate, but equal facilities” based on race.
what is the Jim Crow Laws?
intended to marginalize African Americans by denying them their right to vote, hold jobs, get an education, and other opportunities.
what is Grandfather Clause?
A grandfather clause is a legal provision that allows people or entities to continue activities or operations that were approved before new laws, regulations, or rules were put in place. Grandfather clauses are also known as legacy clauses.
what is a literacy test ?
an exam that measures a person's ability to read and write
what is Poll Tax?
A poll tax, also known as head tax or capitation, is a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual, without reference to income or resources.
what is segregation ?
the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.