Across
- 3. A law passed in 1887 that aimed to break up tribal lands by distributing them to individual Native Americans with the goal of encouraging farming and assimilation into American society (8 letters)
- 5. Unions Organizations of workers formed to protect their rights and interests, often by negotiating wages, working conditions, and benefits (11 letters)
- 7. Southerners who supported the Republican Party and Reconstruction policies (9 letters)
- 8. Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War often for political or economic gain (13 letters)
- 12. Official changes, corrections, or additions to a law or constitution (9 letters)
- 14. The process of one culture being absorbed into the norms and customs of another culture (12 letters)
- 16. The exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, eliminating competition (8 letters)
- 18. The belief prominent in 19th century America that American expansion across the entire continent was ordained by a higher power and it was the responsibility of the nation to spread its way of life (15 letters)
- 19. A person who has served in the military, typically someone who has served in the armed forces during a time of war or conflict (7 letters)
Down
- 1. An agricultural system where landowners allowed tenants to use their land in return for a share of the crops produced, often keeping African American farmers in a cycle of debt and poverty (12 letters)
- 2. Formerly enslaved people who gained freedom after the Civil War (8 letters)
- 4. The illegal killing of a person by a mob, often by hanging, used as a form of racial terror against African Americans (8 letters)
- 6. An area of land set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans to live on (10 letters)
- 9. A set of laws and customs that enforced racial segregation and discrimination in the Southern United States from the late 19th century until the civil rights movement (7 letters)
- 10. Strong devotion to one’s nation and intense pride in its history, culture, and achievements (11 letters)
- 11. A term used to describe the post-Civil War Southern United States, emphasizing economic diversification and modernization (8 letters)
- 13. An examination used to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, often used to disenfranchise African Americans (12 letters)
- 15. Something that comes from someone in the past or that is left behind after they are gone (6 letters)
- 17. The constitutional power of a president or other executive authority to reject bills passed by the legislative branch (4 letters)