7th Unit 7: Texas During the Civil War and Reconstruction

martial law

• the imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories
• make legally null and void; invalidate.
• a personal liberty and privilege guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the Bill of Rights
• the principle that requires all U.S. citizens, including government leaders, to obey the law

sectionalism

• concern for regional needs and interests
• to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the Union
• the act of giving someone freedom
• blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out

federalism

• make legally null and void; invalidate.
• a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
• a government in which the people rule; a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
• a system of government where power is shared between the central (or federal) government and the state governments

emancipation

• the act of rebuilding, generally refers to the rebuilding of the Union following the Civil War
• the act of giving someone freedom
• concern for regional needs and interests
• the imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories

popular sovereignty

• the act of giving someone freedom
• a government in which the people rule; a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
• the act of rebuilding, generally refers to the rebuilding of the Union following the Civil War
• a system of government where power is shared between the central (or federal) government and the state governments

blockade

• a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop
• the act of rebuilding, generally refers to the rebuilding of the Union following the Civil War
• blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out
• the act of giving someone freedom

individual rights

• a government in which the people rule; a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
• concern for regional needs and interests
• a personal liberty and privilege guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the Bill of Rights
• the act of giving someone freedom

sharecropper

• make legally null and void; invalidate.
• a belief that government should be based on the consent of the people; people exercise their power by voting for political representatives
• a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop
• the principle that requires all U.S. citizens, including government leaders, to obey the law

checks and balances

• the ability of each branch of government to exercise checks, or controls, over the other branches
• a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
• make legally null and void; invalidate.
• a personal liberty and privilege guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the Bill of Rights

nullify

• a tax
• the act of giving someone freedom
• make legally null and void; invalidate.
• the principle that requires all U.S. citizens, including government leaders, to obey the law