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James Forten2
Vocabulary Words
Question | Answer |
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abolitionists | people who believed that slavery should be against the law |
apprentice | someone who works for another person or trade |
assisted | helped |
captives | prisoners |
conflict | a struggle, a war |
dread | grim fear |
encouraged | gave support to someone's efforts or plans |
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 |
enslavement | being owned and controlled by another person |