Chapter 22 Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
mutual aid societies
A
Non profit organizations that provide financial benefits
2
Q
Confiscation
A
When the government takes something and will trade to give it back
3
Q
Pocket veto
A
Refusing to sign a law that congress passed
4
Q
Peonage
A
Labor is used as payment for creditors
5
Q
Sharecropper
A
In agriculture, one leases land in exstange for profit
6
Q
Scalawag
A
A not nice term for republican Pro-Union southerners
7
Q
Carpetbagger
A
A not nice term for Northern politicians who tried to help the south rebuild.
8
Q
Andrew Johnson
A
17th president, democratic. Created a reunion plan that didn’t address slavery
9
Q
Civil Disabilities
A
Legal restrictions on one’s rights
10
Q
William Seward
A
Created the calculator. Worked in banks and mechanics.
