James Forten from Now Is Your Time

1. James Forten from Now Is Your Time I can LEARN KEY VOCABULARY TO SUPPORT THE KEY CONCEPTS BY CREATING A WORD CONCEPT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.

2. abolitionists (noun) people who believed that slavery should be against the law

3. abolitionists (noun) The Quakers, who were abolitionists, founded a school in Philadelphia.

4. apprentice (noun) James Forten became an apprentice to the man his father had worked for.

5. apprentice (noun) Someone who works for another person to learn a trade

6. assisted (verb) Forten helped in all aspects of sail making and assisted in installing the sails on the ships the firm serviced.

7. assisted (verb) helped

8. captives (noun) He had seen the captives on the ship.

9. captives (noun) prisoners

10. conflict (noun) They had been fishermen and haulers before the conflict with Great Britian.

11. conflict (noun) a struggle; a war

12. dread It was a time for dread because James was taken aboard the ship with others from his crew.

13. dread grim fear

14. encouraged He encouraged Thomas Forten to make sure that his son learned to read and write.

15. encouraged gave support to someone’s efforts or plans

16. enslavement There was a time when over 90 percent of all Africans in America were still in a state of enslavement.

17. enslavement being owned and controlled by another person

18. influential The Quakers were a powerful and influential religious group.

19. influential having the power to affect events or sway opinions

20. privateers (noun) The fishermen and haulers now worked on privateers and navy ships.

21. privateers (noun) ships that are privately owned but are urged to attack enemy ships during a war

22. tacking (verb) After what must have seemed forever with the two ships tacking about each other like angry cats, the Active lowered its flag.

23. tacking (verb) changing direction while sailing

24. produce (noun) When we go to the grocery store, we need to make sure that we buy fresh produce.

25. produce (noun) farm products, especially fruits or vegetables

26. descent (noun) The gentleman was of African American descent.

27. descent (noun) the fact of coming from particular ancestors

28. dexterity (noun) It takes great dexterity to catch a football.

29. dexterity (noun) skill in using the hands

30. bondage (noun) The prisoners were held in bondage.

31. bondage (noun) slavery

32. grapeshot (noun) The soldiers loaded the grapeshot into the cannon.

33. grapeshot (noun) a cluster of small iron balls used as a cannon charge

34. provisions (noun) We made sure to pack all the provisions for our camping trip.

35. provisions (noun) stocks of food and other supplies

36. hold (noun) The crew stored all of the extra supplies in the hold.

37. hold (noun) the lower part of a ship

38. traitor (noun) Benedict Arnold is known as a traitor of the American Revolution.

39. traitor (noun) people who betray their country

40. yellow fever (noun) The mosquito bite on my arm gave me yellow fever.

41. yellow fever (noun) a disease transmitted by mosquitoes; its symptoms include high fever and vomiting