To formally put an end to something, such as a law or practice

Done or happening without a person's consent or free will.

the state of being a slave or being forced to work for someone.

To make something certain 0r sure to happen.

The act of treating a person or group of people unfairly based on their race, religion, gender or other characteristics.

The period after the American Civil War (1865-1877) when the southern states were rebuilt and readmitted to the Union.

A tax that had to be paid in order to vote.

A test or reading and writing skills that was used to prevent African Americans from voting.

A system of farming where a landowner provides land and supplies to a tenant farmer in exchange for a small portion of the crops.

People who had been enslaved but were now free after the end of the Civil War.

A set of laws and customs that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in the South after Reconstruction.

An agreement that ended Reconstruction and allowed the Republican candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes, to become president. Hayes agreed to: 1) Remove military from South, 2) Appoint Democrat to cabinet 3) Federal money for railroad construction and levees on Mississippi river

A white supremacy organization that used violence and intimidation to terrorize African Americans.

The state of being a legal member of a

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Isolation to prevent the spread of disease

Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator.

The right to vote in political elections.

A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.

State of perplexity or doubt.