The Slavic people are a race that descends from Indo-European roots that once shared a common language as well as area of descent. Today, the majority of these people â also called Slavs â live in Central and Eastern Europe.he Slavic people are a race that descends from Indo-European roots that once shared a common language as well as area of descent. Today, the majority of these people â also called Slavs â live in Central and Eastern Europe.
civil war. n. 1. A war between factions or regions of the same country. 2. Civil War The war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. Also called War Between the States. 3. Civil War The war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists from 1642 to 1648.
1. Civil Rights. The Southern Black Codes defined the rights of freedmen. They mainly restricted their rights. But the codes did grant black persons a few more civil rights than they possessed before the Civil War.any Northerners saw these codes as blatant attempts to restore slavery. Five days after the Civil War ended, President Abraham Lincoln was shot. He died on April 15, 1865, and Vice President Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency. The task of reuniting the nation fell on his shoulders.