Spelling & Vocabulary Words
Grace Ann Wright
cotton bolls/ a seed pod covered in cotton fibers.
13th Amendment/ an amendment that outlawed slavery.
overseer/ a person who supervises others
Constitution/ a body fundemental principles telling which state is acknowledged to be governed.
plantation/ an estate on which crops are made by labors.
Juneteenth/ a holiday in the U.S honoring African American heritage.
slavery/ the system of owning slaves.
spiritual/ a religious song associated with black Christians int the Soutern U.S.
Middle Passage/ the journey taken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
Supreme Court- The highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
triangle trade- a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar or molasses, which was brought back to New England to be manufactured into rum.
exports/ Send (goods or services) to another country for sale.
fort mose/Fort Mose was the first free black settlement legally sanctioned in what would become the United States. Fort Mose Historic State Park is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
executive order/ A rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law.
Emancipation Proclamation/ The announcement made by President Lincoln during the Civil War on September 22, 1862, emancipating all slaves in states still engaged in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.
hemisphere/ a half of a sphere.
semicircle/ is 2-D geometric shape that forms half of a circle.
unique/ being one of a kind.
monoclinic/ relating to 3 unequal crystal axes, 2 which intersect and and are perpindicular to the 3rd one.
bicycle/ a vihicle composed of 2 wheels, 1 behind the other.
dissect/ to cut up in order to study it's parts.
equip/ supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.
equality/ the condition of being equal in number or amount.
isosceles/(of a triangle) having 2 sides of equal length.
triangle/a figure with 3 sides and angles.
duet/ a performance by 2 people.
amphibious/(relating to, living in) or suited for both land and water.
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