1. Vocabulary by Guy Swentek Wilson Elementary
A Place Called Freedom
Vocabulary
by Guy Swentek
Wilson Elementary

2. big house the mansion of the plantation owner
Many servants were needed to take care of the plantation’s big house and the owner’s family.

3. by and by at some time in the future
We knew that our chance would come by and by.

4. celebrate We should celebrate our freedom every day.
to express joy and happiness
We should celebrate
our freedom every day.

5. drinking gourd
slang for the Big Dipper, a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major

6. fret
worry
Don’t fret, you will be okay.

7. plantation
a 17th century farm worked by at least twenty or more slaves
The
plantation
slaves
enjoyed making
music.

8. The settlement included
colony: a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
The settlement included
a church with a steeple.

9. S t a b l e a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
The horses were kept
in the stable.

10. The workers built sturdy walls.
strong

11. weary The poor woman was weary of cooking all day over a hot fire. t i