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8th Grade
02/03/2009

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Term
slavery
Definition
the practice of one peron owning another
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dehumanized
Definition
to think of as less than human
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abolitionists
Definition
people who opposed slavery
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civil war
Definition
war fought over the different ideas in the north and south
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emancipation proclimation
Definition
proclimation issued by lincoln which freed slaves in the south
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Abraham Lincoln
Definition
16th pres. of the united states
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Black codes
Definition
state laws passed by southern states dening blacks their rights
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13th amendment
Definition
abolished slavery
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14th amendment
Definition
promised all citizens equal protection under the law
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15th amendment
Definition
gave african men right to vote
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Dread Scott
Definition
slave who went to supreme court trying to get his freedom
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Jim crow laws
Definition
segregation laws
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segregation
Definition
seperation based on race, gender, etc.
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pool tax
Definition
a fee blacks had to pay in order to vote
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predjudice
Definition
judging people before you meet them
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discrimination
Definition
unfair treatment of people because of predjudice
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civil rights movement
Definition
organized efforts to end segregation and guarantee equality for african americans
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civil rights movement
Definition
organized efforts to end segregation and guarantee equality for african americans
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secession
Definition
when southern states left the union to form their own
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seperate but equal
Definition
used to justify and uphold segregation laws
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