James Fortenby Walter Dean Myers

Vocabulary

Abolitionists People who believed that slavery

should be against the law. noun

abolitionists

The _________ helped the slaves escape on the underground railroad.

wrong. Quakers slaves and was other abolitionists slaves believed owning that

Quakers and other abolitionists believed that owning slaves was wrong.

apprentice

Someone who works for another person in order to learn a trade. noun

apprentice

Mickey was the sorcerer's ________ in the movie.

The _________ helped the __________ learn how to use the tools.

Dread Grim fear - verb

dread Some children __________ the first day

of school.

Panthers, filled, the, fear, with, villagers, roar, the

The panthers roar filled the villagers with fear.

Enslavement

The state of being owned and controlled by another person. non

Enslavement Plantation owners took care of

their huge estates with the enslavement of black Americans.

Men free enslavement after of the were years set

After years of enslavement, the men were set free.

influential

Having the power to affect events or sway opinions.

adjective

Influential Oprah Winfrey was very influential in

encouraging people to read.

_______ was ________ in getting people to ________.

privateers

Ships that are privately owned but are encouraged by the government to attack enemy ships during a war. noun

privateers The Patriots attacked the privateer

fighting the war for England.

The ______ was taken over by _________ off the coast of _________________.

tacking Changing directions while sailing.

verb

tacking

Tacking is the biggest challenge to sailing the boat.

Ship in order return harbor sailing tacking was to to the

The sailing ship was tacking in order to return to the harbor.

provisions

Stocks of food and other supplies. noun

provisions Have your packed your provisions

for the hike?

My __________ will include____________ for the campout at ______________.

CaptiveA Prisoner

Noun The Tehran

captives were held hostage for 1 year.

Captives The young

captives were bound with rope and taken far down the river.

indians, to, their, free, captives, The, their, refused,

The Indians refused to free their captives.