Unit 2 Part 1Unit 2 Part 1

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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