Growth of Our Nation: Chapter 9: Civil War and Reconstruction, Lessons 3–5

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  1. proclamation
    a formal public statement
    On January 1, 1863, he issued a proclamation, or official announcement.
  2. emancipation
    freeing someone from the control of another
    It called for the emancipation, or setting free, of enslaved African Americans.
  3. prove
    be shown or be found to be
    Marching proved even more difficult for Confederate soldiers.
  4. exhibit
    something shown to the public
    Their photo appeared in newspapers and special exhibits.
  5. siege
    an action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place
    A siege is a military blockade designed to make a city surrender.
  6. style
    how something is done or how it happens
    Grant was famous for his aggressive fighting style and for being relentless.
  7. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    He used strategy rather than brute force.
  8. assassinate
    murder; especially of socially prominent persons
    Lincoln was assassinated, or murdered for political reasons, by John Wilkes Booth, a 26-year-old actor who supported the Confederacy.
  9. reconstruction
    the activity of building something again
    Johnson wanted to carry out Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction, the rebuilding and healing of the country.
  10. amendment
    a statement that is added to a proposal or document
    An amendment is a change or addition.
  11. impeachment
    the act of charging an official with an offense committed while in office
    Impeachment is the bringing of charges of wrongdoing against an elected official by the House of Representatives.
  12. enforce
    ensure observance of laws and rules
    The president sent federal troops to the South to keep order and enforce emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
  13. create
    bring into existence
    The Freedmen's Bureau had been created by President Lincoln to help freed slaves and refugees of the war.
  14. carpetbagger
    an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously
    Because they often carried their possessions in cloth suitcases called carpetbags, these newcomers were called "carpetbaggers."
  15. segregation
    a social system that provides different facilities for minority groups
    Segregation is the separation of people, usually by race.
  16. sharecropper
    a tenant farmer who owes a portion of each harvest for rent
    Sharecropping is a system in which someone who owns land lets someone else "rent" the land to farm it.
Created on Wed Jul 14 14:27:24 EDT 2021 (updated Fri Jul 16 10:06:21 EDT 2021)

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