1. Risks and Challenges Unit 4 Part 1

2. fugitive Running away or fleeing, as from the law adjective

3. heritage Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition noun

4. network A complex, interconnected group or system noun

5. runaway Escaping or having escaped captivity or control adjective

6. shelter Something that provides cover or protection, as from the weather noun

7. spirituals A religious folk song of African American origin noun

8. The Train to Freedom Skimming: read quickly to find main ideas and purpose Look for topic sentence in each section or paragraph Summarize when you are done

9. continually without stopping adverb

10. Quaker A member of a Christian religious group that opposes all forms of violence noun http://www.quakerinfo.org/

11. blackouts Time when a person loses consciousness; fainting spells noun

12. rescue To save; liberate verb

13. Exodus The 2 nd book in the Old Testament of the Bible noun

14. spy Someone who watches people secretly to discover facts or information about them noun

15. Union (union blue) The name used by northern states during the Civil War noun

16. cover To travel verb

17. widespread In many places, extensive adjective

18. historians People who study history noun

19. estimate To guess, based on available information adjective

20. quail wild bird noun

21. peg foot Refers to Peg Leg Joe (man with a false leg) who went from farm to farm teaching the song to slaves noun http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/h_catch/b.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.html http://www.nationwide.net/~amaranth/gourd.htm http://library.thinkquest. org/03oct/00394/slavem usic.htm

22. dreaded was afraid of; feared verb

23. neglected did not take care of verb

24. fatigue tiredness, exhaustion noun

25. confidence belief in yourself noun

26. determination Strong desire to do something; resolve noun

27. admirable worthy; deserving respect adjective

28. aura light that seems to come from a person noun

29. gratitude thankfulness; appreciation noun

30. adjective