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C

Civil Rights Act

an American law that gave all people the right to be treated equally

Civil War

war between two groups of the same country

G

Great Depression

the time after the Wall Street crash of 1929; the1930s

N

New Deal Programme

the laws that Franklin D. Roosevelt made to help the American economy

R

Reconstruction

the time after the Civil War when the southern States rejoined the USA

S

Secretary of State

person in the government who deals with other countries

Supreme Court

the highest court in a country

A

abolish

ban, forbid

abolitionist

someone who wants to end a system or a law

achieve

get

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