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After Am. Rev. Vocab
Question | Answer |
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merchant | a person who buys and sells goods |
overseer | a person who managed workers on a plantation |
yeoman farmer | a person who owned a small amount of land and worked it himself |
artisan | a skilled worker |
abolitionist | a person who worked to end slavery |
compromise | when each side gives up some of their demands to settle an argument |
secede | to break away from |
South Carolina voted to __________ from the Union. | secede |
The _______________ made sure the slaves were doing their job in the cotton fields. | overseer |
A skilled worker such as a tailor was also known as a ____________________. | artisan |
The ____________________ bought and sold goods to the farmers. | merchant |
The ______________________ worked hard on his own land to make money to take care of his family. | yeoman farmer |
Sarah Grimke was an __________, she gave speeches about how slavery was wrong. | abolitionist |
Before the Civil War, the Northern and Southern states tried to come up with a _____________ that would settle their argument. | compromise |