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| Freedmen | the term for slaves once they were emancipated |
| Fugitive Slave Law | part of the Compromise of 1850 .. Runaway slaves must be returned to their owner |
| George Washington Carver | an African-American scientist .. He founded the Tuskegee Institute .. Believed African-Americans could achieve economic & social equality was through farming |
| Harriet Tubman | a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad |
| impeachment | the attempt to remove President from Office |
| Jim Crow Laws | legal segregation down South .. Discrimination .. Not being able to use the same bathroom .. Or same schools |
| John C. Calhoun | from South Carolina .. PRO-Nullification ? States didn?t have to obey any Federal Law they disagreed with |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | 2 states want to enter the Union .. Congress states the voters in each state can determine whether or not they wish to allow slavery .. Leads to violence .. Bloodshed .. In 1 state |
| King Cotton | the main product of DEEP SOUTH agriculture .. A cash crop .. But also helped continue slavery |
| KKK (Ku Klux Klan) | a white supremist group .. It terrorized African-Africans down South |
| literacy tests .. Poll taxes | part of the Black Codes .. To prevent political equality of former slaves |
| Missouri Compromise | 1820 ? Missouri admitted as Slave state ?Maine as a Free state .. Keeps State balance when it comes to slavery |
| Nullification | States didn't have to follow any Federal Law they disagreed with ? occurs in Kentucky, Virginia, and South Carolina |
| Plantation | large piece of land using for farming .. Down South: usually cotton |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | US Supreme Court states separate but equal IS EQUAL .. Overturned in the 1950s |
| popular sovereignty | the right to determine your own laws & future .. Done in States & Countries |
