unit 2 part 1 orange. abraham lincoln abolitionists people who wanted to end slavery. people who...
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Unit 2 Part 1Unit 2 Part 1
OrangeOrange
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincolnabolitionistsabolitionists
People who wanted People who wanted to end slavery.to end slavery.
expansionexpansion
Act of increasing or Act of increasing or making something making something biggerbigger
hardshiphardship A difficult thing A difficult thing
that can take time that can take time and energy to and energy to overcomeovercome
losseslosses Something you no Something you no
longer have; in this longer have; in this case referring to case referring to people or deathpeople or death
refusedrefused rejected, said no torejected, said no to
took a standtook a stand decide to support decide to support
one side of a one side of a debate or debate or argumentargument
unityunity To stand together To stand together
as one unit; united as one unit; united as oneas one
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincolnknewknew
Past tense of to Past tense of to know. learned know. learned beforebefore
formal educationformal education learning in schoollearning in school
infancyinfancy the time when a the time when a
person is a babyperson is a baby
politicianspoliticians A person who A person who
works in the works in the government or government or politics.politics.
ran forran for tried to get electedtried to get elected
plantationsplantations large farms in the large farms in the
SouthSouth
practicepractice the work of a the work of a
doctor or lawyerdoctor or lawyer
debatesdebates Public talks at Public talks at
which people which people discuss different discuss different opinions about an opinions about an issue.issue.
secededseceded formally stopped formally stopped
being part of a being part of a countrycountry
dedicateddedicated set apart for a set apart for a
purposepurpose
ReconstructionReconstruction the rebuilding after the rebuilding after
the Civil Warthe Civil War
the agesthe ages all of time and all of time and
human historyhuman history
Nancy HanksNancy Hanksghostghost
the spirit of a dead the spirit of a dead personperson
rolling stonerolling stone
Someone who Someone who doesn’t stay in one doesn’t stay in one place for very long; place for very long; someone who someone who wanders.wanders.
scraping alongscraping along
Trying to survive Trying to survive without much without much moneymoney
shackshack
a very small, a very small, poorly built house, poorly built house, usually one roomusually one room
prairieprairie
a big field covered a big field covered with wild grass and with wild grass and flowersflowers
pinching timespinching times
a time when you a time when you have very little have very little money or foodmoney or food
get onget on
do welldo well
LincolnLincolngauntgaunt
very thin and bonyvery thin and bony
scragglyscraggly
rough, irregularrough, irregular
mournfulmournful
very sadvery sad
ungainlyungainly
awkward, clumsyawkward, clumsy
laboringlaboring
working very hardworking very hard
aloofaloof
away from or away from or distant fromdistant from
mad stray boltmad stray bolt
an unexpected an unexpected flash of lighteningflash of lightening
zenithzenith
the sky; the the sky; the highest pointhighest point