1. James Forten by Walter Dean Myers
Vocabulary

2. Abolitionists
People who believed that slavery should be against the law. noun

3. 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.

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

5. apprentice Mickey was the sorcerer's ________ in the movie.
The _________ helped the __________ learn how to use the tools.

6. Dread
Grim fear - verb

7. dread Some children __________ the first day of school.
Panthers, filled, the, fear, with, villagers, roar, the
The panthers roar filled the villagers with fear.

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

9. 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.

10. influential Having the power to affect events or sway opinions.
adjective

11. Influential
Oprah Winfrey was very influential in encouraging people to read.
_______ was ________ in getting people to ________.

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

13. privateers
The Patriots attacked the privateer fighting the war for England.
The ______ was taken over by _________ off the coast of _________________.

14. tacking
Changing directions while sailing. verb

15. 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.

16. provisions
Stocks of food and other supplies. noun

17. provisions Have your packed your provisions for the hike?
My __________ will include____________ for the campout at ______________.

18. Captive A Prisoner Noun
The Tehran captives were held hostage for 1 year.

19. 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.