Unit 4 Vocab Exam - 5th

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To cancel; to end. Many fought hard to __________ slavery.

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abolish

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The freeing of slaves. President Abraham Lincoln signed the __________ Proclamation in 1862, which stated that slavery in the U.S. must end.

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Emancipation

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To leave or get free. Some slaves were able to __________ to freedom using the Underground Railroad.

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escape

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A large farm in a hot area growing crops like coffee, cotton, or sugar. Slaves worked with no pay on __________s, mainly in the South.

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plantation

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Being owned by another and forced to work without pay. __________ was abolished in the U.S. by the 13th amendment, except as punishment for a crime.

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slavery

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To tell two things apart; to clarify differences between concepts or items. It can be difficult to __________ between two twins.

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distinguish

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When people have __________, they all have the same rights. People did not have __________ before slavery was abolished, and in many ways, we still don't.

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equality

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The power to act, speak, or think freely. The Constitution gives us the __________ of speech.

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freedom

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Chance of loss from an uncontrollable event. When you __________ something, you risk losing or harming it.

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risk

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The path to get from one place to another. People took many different __________s on the Underground Railroad to escape slavery.

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route