Wednesday, March 2, 2011

American History 3/2

Spring Break: No class on March 30th!

Vocabulary:
1 .flax- plant/ fiber woven into linen yarn for thread
2. woe- grievous distress
3. antebellum- existing before the war
4. engrafted- surgery
5. penitentiary- place of imprisonment
6. normal school- school for graduates preparing to be teachers
7. blue-back speller- speller/reader published by Noah Webster
8. forbearance- refraining form the enforcement of something that is due

Finish reading Up From Slavery.

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