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Freedom Crossing Vocabulary
Freedom Crossing Vocabulary
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Literature
4th Grade
03/14/2012

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Underground Railroad
Definition
a network of people and routes on land and water that helped slaves escape from the South
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plantation
Definition
a large farm on which most of the work was done by slaves
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eavesdropper
Definition
someone who listens in on a conversation without permission
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indignant
Definition
angry about something that seems unfair or mean
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Harriet Tubman
Definition
an escaped slave who helped lead hundreds of other slaves to freedom
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cautiously
Definition
in a safe or careful manner
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portico
Definition
roof supported by columns forming a porch
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cellar
Definition
a space under a building or house, usually used to store food
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abolitionist
Definition
a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Definition
a book written about slavery by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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station
Definition
a resting and hiding place for slaves on the Underground Railroad
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fugitive
Definition
one who is running from danger or from being kept against one's will
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