Civil War and Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle

the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance.
a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans
white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War
applied by Southerners to opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain.
restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
a tax of a fixed sum on every liable individual, without reference to income or resources.
assesses a person's literacy skills: their ability to read and write.
a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases.
state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
abolished slavery within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
extrajudicial killing by a mob.
African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas