Andrew Johnson – entered in as President after the assignation of Abraham Lincoln, he believe the borders of states should determine their laws and supported Southern states
Andrew Johnson - entró como presidente después de la asignación de Abraham Lincoln, cree que las fronteras de los estados deben determinar sus leyes y apoyar a los estados sureños
Impeachment – accusation against a public official or any wrongdoing while holding office. ·
Acusación - acusación contra un funcionario público o cualquier acto ilícito en el cargo.
Thirteenth Amendment – the constitutional amendment in 1865 which put an end to and abolished slavery throughout the south
Decimotercera Enmienda - la enmienda constitucional de 1865 que puso fin y abolió la esclavitud en todo el sur
Fourteenth Amendment – the amendment written in the constitution in 1868 defined citizenship and promised under law that every citizen were treated as one (or equal)
Decimocuarta Enmienda - la enmienda escrita en la constitución en 1868 definió la ciudadanía y prometió bajo ley que cada ciudadano fue tratado como uno (o igual)
Fifteenth Amendment – this 1870 amendment in the constitution gave voting rights for all peoples of race or any forms of previous servitude
Decimoquinta Enmienda - esta enmienda de 1870 en la Constitución otorgaba derechos de voto a todos los pueblos de raza o cualquier forma de servidumbre anterior
Jim Crow Laws – segregation laws enacted in the South after Reconstruction
Leyes de Jim Crow - leyes de segregación promulgadas en el Sur después de la Reconstrucción
de jure segregation – segregation imposed by law
segregación de jure - segregación impuesta por la ley
Ku Klux Klan – an organization that promotes hatred and discriminatory rhetoric against specific ethnic and religious groups
Ku Klux Klan - una organización que promueve el odio y la retórica discriminatoria contra grupos étnicos y religiosos específicos
abolitionist – reformer who sought to end slavery
abolitionista - reformista abolicionista que buscaba acabar con la esclavitud
Unit One - Westward Expansion
Disenfranchisement - when attending any rally, such freedoms like speech or the right to occupy a place cannot be a taken away from you publicly.
Cash Crops – the sale of agricultural products (like cotton or tobacco) which can be used for profit.
Reservations – actions by the federal government that involved the forced removal settlements of Native Americans to public lands.
Assimilate – bringing people of a different culture and changing them into the more dominant group.
Dawes Act – dividing lands or reservation spots into 160 acres for private family farming plots for agricultural gain for Native Americans.
Land Grant – government designed grants given in an effort for building local needs for transportation and buildings.
Open Range Farming – a type of farming that involved grassland for ranching and cattle grazing without boundaries or borders.
Nativism – the view of being a white American, natively born has more superior opportunity or right than those of immigrants.
Civil Rights Act 1775 – actions taken by the courts to legally agree upon segregation of facilities and places but were neglected by the South.