American Civil War and Post-Civil War Era

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and concepts related to the American Civil War and the Post-Civil War period, including segregation and its impact.

Segregation

The separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by putting the group into restricted areas, or by separate educational facilities

Abolished

To get rid of

Industrial

Relating to industry or manufacturing

Plantations

Large farms which specialise in growing certain crops

Draft

To recruit people into the army

Cash crop

Crops produced to sell

Prohibit

Formally forbid something by law

Cotton gin

Invention by Eli Whitney that made cotton production more efficient by removing seeds from cotton fibers.

Confederate States of America

Formed on February 4, 1861, by seven Southern states that seceded from the United States.

Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States of America.

Emancipation Proclamation

A document created by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that allowed African Americans to join the North's army.

Segregation in the Civil war

The separation of African Americans and white Americans after the Civil War.

Civil War Economic Differences

North relied on paid labor and industry, while the South relied on slave labor and agriculture.

Segregation in Education

Schools for white and black children were separate.

Southern Laws After Civil War

Laws that restricted African Americans' rights.

Interracial Marriage

Prohibited and not recognized under segregation laws.

Black Colleges

Colleges founded by African Americans due to exclusion from some colleges.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Civil rights leader who helped pass laws protecting civil rights.