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- 2. To form or develop an idea or plan in the mind.
- 9. Unjust or prejudicial treatment of individuals based on characteristics such as race, gender, or age.
- 10. To formally withdraw from an organization or political entity, such as a state leaving a union.
- 12. Douglass A prominent African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who escaped from slavery and became a leader in the abolitionist movement.
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- 1. The period after the American Civil War, from 1865 to 1877, during which the Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
- 3. The act of formally ending a system, practice, or institution, particularly referring to the movement to end slavery.
- 4. The group of 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860-1861, forming their own government.
- 5. Lincoln The 16th President of the United States, best known for leading the country during the Civil War and for his efforts to abolish slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation.
- 6. The act of freeing someone from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
- 7. In the context of U.S. history, the northern states during the Civil War that opposed the seceding Confederate states.
- 8. A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
- 11. A formally concluded and ratified agreement between states or sovereigns.