Unit 4: Part 1

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  1. slavery
    the practice or system of owning people as property
    During slavery many Africans were forced to work on plantations.
  2. plantation
    an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale
    During slavery many Africans were forced to work on plantations.
  3. emancipation
    freeing someone from the control of another
    Before emancipation some enslaved people escaped from, or left, the plantation.
  4. escape
    run away from confinement
    Before emancipation some enslaved people escaped from, or left, the plantation.
  5. law
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
    Many enslaved people used secret paths to travel North, where slavery was against the law.
  6. abolish
    do away with
    Later, the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished, or ended, slavery.
  7. distinguish
    mark as different
    Distinguish means to tell the difference between two things. It's hard to distinguish Chris from his twin Joe.
  8. equality
    the quality of being the same in quantity, value, or status
    When people have equality, they all have the same rights. Equality makes things even.
  9. freedom
    the power to act, speak, or think without being controlled
    Freedom is being able to say, think, and do what you want. A bird has the freedom to fly.
  10. risk
    expose to a chance of loss or damage
    When you risk something, you are in danger of losing or harming it.
  11. route
    an established line of travel or access
    A route is a path to get from one place to another. Use a map to find a route to the ocean.
  12. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
    The main message of a story is its theme.
  13. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
    Look at the cartoon of Matt and Salvador. Think about the details you see in the picture and what you already know about the library. Figure out, or make an inference about, what will happen next.
  14. tale
    a story that tells the particulars of an occurrence or event
    A tale is a story that is told over and over again before it is written down.
  15. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
    Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. The word pair slavery, freedom are antonyms.
  16. history
    a record or narrative description of past events
    A history article is nonfiction. It can tell about people, places, and events in the past.
  17. article
    nonfictional prose forming a part of a publication
    A history article is nonfiction. It can tell about people, places, and events in the past.
  18. figurative
    not literal
    Authors use figurative language, such as similes or metaphors, to help you to create pictures in your mind.
  19. present tense
    a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
    A present-tense action verb tells about an action that is happening now. The verb must agree with the subject.
  20. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
    A present-tense action verb tells about an action that is happening now. The verb must agree with the subject.
Created on Tue Oct 19 15:58:23 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Oct 26 14:17:49 EDT 2021)

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