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James Forten (week of 1/7-1/17/13)
Science, Social Studies, Math, and Lang. Arts Vocab.
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Literature
5th Grade
01/23/2011

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Term
abolitionists
Definition

people who believed that slavery should be against the law

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bondage
Definition

slavery

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privateer
Definition

ships that are privately owned but are encouraged by the government to attack enemy ships during a war

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engaged
Definition

drawn into battle or conflict

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tentative
Definition

uncertain; hesitant

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mass
Definition

the amount of matter (material) in an object

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volume
Definition

the amount of space an object takes up

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matter
Definition

anything that has mass and takes up space

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density
Definition

a measure of how tightly matter is packed in a given amount of space

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inference
Definition

a guess based on what has been read and personal experience

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captives
Definition

prisoners

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influential
Definition

having the power to affect events or sway opinions; powerful

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PEMDAS
Definition

the order of operations in math

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adjective
Definition

a word that describes a noun

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weight
Definition

a measure of how strongly gravity pulls on an object

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operations
Definition

a process in which a number is changed or altered according to formal rules such as those of addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division

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delegate
Definition

a person chosen to represent others

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militia
Definition

civilian army that is used only in emergencies

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propaganda
Definition

information written to persuade others to change their way of thinking

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correspond
Definition

to communicate by writing letters

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