James Forten From Now Is Your Time

Voices of The Revolution Story Strategy Question Genre Skill & Following Directions Biography 2

James Forten

Key Vocabulary abolitionists dread apprentice encouraged assisted captives conflict dread encouraged enslavement influential privateers tacking

Strategy Focus James Forten served on a ship during the Revolution. As you read, think of questions to discuss with classmates about his experiences.

We also ask ourselves questions that can be answered during or after reading to help us understand the selection

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abolitionists people who believed that slavery should be against the law

apprentice someone who works for another person in order to learn a trade

assisted helped

captives prisoners

conflict a struggle; a war

dread grim fear

encouraged gave support to someone’s efforts or plans

enslavement the state of being owned and controlled by another person

influential having the power to affect events or sway opinions

privateers ships that are privately owned but are encouraged by the government to attack enemy ships during the war

tacking changing directions while sailing

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