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The Reconstruction era following the Civil War brought a tumultuous period of rebuilding and reshaping American society. Discover the adversities and advancements faced during this critical time, from the impact of Black Codes to the struggles of sharecroppers. Learn about the pivotal roles of carpetbaggers, homesteaders, and scalawags in shaping a new nation. Explore the disparities and regal aspirations that pervaded the stagnant social fabric. Uncover the benignant hope within the conglomeration of diverse voices striving for regrowth in a once-divided land.
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adversary (n) an enemy; foe ad = to ver= true
benign (adj) mild; harmless ben(e) = good
conglomeration (n) mixture; collection con = together tion= act or state
disparity (n) difference in form, character, or degree dis = away par = equal
fallacious (adj) misleading ous= full of
haughty (adj) proud and disdainful
insipid (adj) uninteresting; bland in = in or not
morose (adj) moody; despondent mort = death
pervade (v) to occupy the whole of per = through
regal (adj) royal; grand reg= rule
stagnant (adj) motionless; uncirculating sta= stop gno= know
urbane (adj) cultured; suave urb= city
black codes/Jim Crow laws (n) laws put in place in the South with the effect of limiting the basic human rights and civil liberties of blacks
carpetbaggers (n) northerners who went to the South after the Civil War to gain money and political power
homesteader (n) a farmer who is given a plot of public land in return for cultivating it
reconstruction (n) [restoration and] rebuilding [of seceded states to Union]
reservation (n) land set aside by the government for Native Americans
scalawags (n) white southerners who supported the federal government after the Civil War
sharecropper (n) tenant farmer
subsidy (n) money or other things of value that a government contributes to an enterprise (business)