So, lets talk quiz: Pick 15 words, 5 from before the Civil War, 5 from during the war, and 5 from reconstruction. Your choice. You are to explain and demonstrate to me that you understand not only the definition, but how these things/people are connected. Find some way, I don't care how, to show me that you can explain the connections.
For example:
John Brown's Raid + Election of 1860 = Secession
Yup, See that, I made a math equation out of vocabulary.
Think about this a bit, all you have to do is show me what you know. The format is your choice.
You have all day today and tomorrow to complete this.