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Let’s go step by step to match each description with the correct term from the list.
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1. Abolished slavery
→ This is what the 13th Amendment did — it ended slavery in the U.S.
✔ Match: G. 13th Amendment
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2. This term refers to the planting, growing, and harvesting of crops.
→ That’s basically farming or agriculture.
✔ Match: D. Agriculture
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3. Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
→ This is the definition of the 14th Amendment.
✔ Match: C. 14th Amendment
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4. This is the term used to describe politicians after the Civil War who opposed Lincoln’s conciliatory attitudes towards the south, opting to punish the region and those responsible for the war.
→ These were called Radical Republicans — they wanted strict punishment and full rights for freed slaves.
✔ Match: A. Radical Republicans
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5. This is the term that refers to the illegal and unjust treatment of a person or persons because of their race, color, gender, orientation, or national origin
→ That’s the definition of discrimination.
✔ Match: B. Discrimination
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6. A pardon to all Southerners who pledged to be loyal to the U.S.
→ This is called amnesty — forgiveness for past actions if you swear loyalty.
✔ Match: K. Amnesty
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7. This was a white southerner who supported northern Reconstruction policies after the Civil War.
→ These folks were often called Scalawags (a nickname, sometimes mean, but historically accurate).
✔ Match: E. Scalawag
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8. Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
→ That’s the 15th Amendment — gave Black men voting rights.
✔ Match: H. 15th Amendment
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9. No Southern states allowed blacks to vote, testify against whites, handle weapons, or serve on juries.
→ These restrictive laws were called Black Codes, passed right after the Civil War to limit freedom of African Americans.
✔ Match: F. Black Codes
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10. A person (usually former slave) who farmed a leased portion of land during the Reconstruction era... shared a portion of the crop grown as payment...
→ This describes sharecroppers — worked land for a share of the harvest instead of wages.
✔ Match: I. Sharecroppers
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11. People who moved to the South during or following the Civil War and became active in politics... helped bring Republican control... bitterly resented by most white Southerners
→ These were Northerners who went South — called Carpetbaggers (like carrying everything in a carpet bag).
✔ Match: J. Carpetbaggers
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12. This was an order issued during the Civil War by President Lincoln ending slavery in the Confederate states.
→ That’s the Emancipation Proclamation — freed slaves in rebel states.
✔ Match: L. Emancipation Proclamation
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Now let’s double-check we didn’t miss any letters or repeat anything:
Used: G, D, C, A, B, K, E, H, F, I, J, L → All 12 matched! Perfect.
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Final Answer:
1-G, 2-D, 3-C, 4-A, 5-B, 6-K, 7-E, 8-H, 9-F, 10-I, 11-J, 12-L
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1. Abolished slavery
→ This is what the 13th Amendment did — it ended slavery in the U.S.
✔ Match: G. 13th Amendment
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2. This term refers to the planting, growing, and harvesting of crops.
→ That’s basically farming or agriculture.
✔ Match: D. Agriculture
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3. Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
→ This is the definition of the 14th Amendment.
✔ Match: C. 14th Amendment
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4. This is the term used to describe politicians after the Civil War who opposed Lincoln’s conciliatory attitudes towards the south, opting to punish the region and those responsible for the war.
→ These were called Radical Republicans — they wanted strict punishment and full rights for freed slaves.
✔ Match: A. Radical Republicans
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5. This is the term that refers to the illegal and unjust treatment of a person or persons because of their race, color, gender, orientation, or national origin
→ That’s the definition of discrimination.
✔ Match: B. Discrimination
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6. A pardon to all Southerners who pledged to be loyal to the U.S.
→ This is called amnesty — forgiveness for past actions if you swear loyalty.
✔ Match: K. Amnesty
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7. This was a white southerner who supported northern Reconstruction policies after the Civil War.
→ These folks were often called Scalawags (a nickname, sometimes mean, but historically accurate).
✔ Match: E. Scalawag
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8. Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
→ That’s the 15th Amendment — gave Black men voting rights.
✔ Match: H. 15th Amendment
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9. No Southern states allowed blacks to vote, testify against whites, handle weapons, or serve on juries.
→ These restrictive laws were called Black Codes, passed right after the Civil War to limit freedom of African Americans.
✔ Match: F. Black Codes
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10. A person (usually former slave) who farmed a leased portion of land during the Reconstruction era... shared a portion of the crop grown as payment...
→ This describes sharecroppers — worked land for a share of the harvest instead of wages.
✔ Match: I. Sharecroppers
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11. People who moved to the South during or following the Civil War and became active in politics... helped bring Republican control... bitterly resented by most white Southerners
→ These were Northerners who went South — called Carpetbaggers (like carrying everything in a carpet bag).
✔ Match: J. Carpetbaggers
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12. This was an order issued during the Civil War by President Lincoln ending slavery in the Confederate states.
→ That’s the Emancipation Proclamation — freed slaves in rebel states.
✔ Match: L. Emancipation Proclamation
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Now let’s double-check we didn’t miss any letters or repeat anything:
Used: G, D, C, A, B, K, E, H, F, I, J, L → All 12 matched! Perfect.
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Final Answer:
1-G, 2-D, 3-C, 4-A, 5-B, 6-K, 7-E, 8-H, 9-F, 10-I, 11-J, 12-L
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