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James Forten
Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abolitionists | people who believed that slavery should be against the law |
| apprentice | someone who works for another person or trade |
| assisted | helpful |
| captives | prisoners |
| dread | grim fear |
| conflict | a struggle, a war |
| encouraged | gave support |
| enslavement | being owned and controlled by another person |
| influential | having the power to affect events or sway opinions |
| privateers | ships that are privately owned but are urged to attack enemy ships during a war |
| tacking | changing directions while sailing |
| people who believed that slavery should be against the law | abolitionists |
| someone who works for another person to learn a trade | apprentice |
| helpful | assisted |
| prisoners | captives |
| a struggle, a war | conflict |
| grim fear | dread |
| gave support to someone's efforts or plans | encouraged |
| being owned and controlled by another person | enslavement |
| having the power to affect events or sway opinions | influential |
| ships that are privately owned but are urged to attack enemy ships during a war | privateers |
| changing directions while sailing | tacking |
| The opposing slavery were called ___________. | abolitionists |
| A group whose views are respected by leaders is considered to be _______________. | influential |
| If you have helped a person, you have __________________ him or her. | assisted |
| An argument is a type of _________________. | conflict |
| Changing direction while sailing is _____________. | tacking |
| If you have told a group that their plans seems solid, you have ___________________ them to carry it out. | encouraged |
| Another word for prisoners is _____________. | captives |
| If you feel strong fear, you feel __________. | dread |
| ________________ is preventing people from living in freedom. | Enslavement |
| A ____________________ was a private ship given papers by a government allowing it to attack ships of another country. | privateer |
| A person learning a trade is an ________________________. | apprentice |
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