Chapter.20 Vocab Flashcards
Flash card study (7 cards)
1
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Racism
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The belief that one race is superior to another.
2
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Discrimination
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Unequal treatment based on a person’s race, gender, religion, place of birth , or other arbitrary characteristic.
3
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Segregation
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The social separation of groups of people, especially by race.
4
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Underground Railroad
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A secret network of free blacks and whites who helped thousands of slaves escape to free states and to Canada.
5
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Nat Turner’s Rebellion
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A slave rebellion led by Nat Turner that took place in Virginia in 1831. (bloody)
6
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Oppression
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The feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force.
7
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Abolition
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Ending of slavery.
