WV Studies Crossword

newly freed slaves
to help both freedmen and poor whites cope with their everyday problems.
one of several secret organizations that tried to keep freedmen from exercising their new civil rights
(documents that serve as proof of a debt and require the payment of the debt plus interest
(a tax that had to be paid before a person could vote
a test to determine whether a person could read or write
In an effort to allow illiterate whites to vote
every other year
organizations of workers formed to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions
contracts miners had to sign to pledge not to form a union.
a list containing the names of individuals or companies to be avoided or punished
a procedure whereby workers are not allowed to enter the workplace
a prolonged decline in economic activity
orders issued by local judges that stop a particular action or force a particular action
people willing to work for the companies when regular workers went on strike
The miners were only paid for the stated 1,000 pounds
found not guilty