Lesson 13 Vocabulary

What is discrimination?

• The belief that one race is superior to another

• The social separation of groups of people, especially by race

• Unequal treatment based on a person’s race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary characteristic

• The feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force

What does it mean if something is evident?

• It is easily seen or understood

• It is proof that someone did something wrong

• It is the feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force

• It's not being active

What was Nat Turner's Rebellion?

• A fight for lesser taxes in the South

• A protest by Lucretia Mott about prison reform

• A rebellion against Native Americans in the North

• A rebellion of people who were enslaved led by Nat Turner took place in Virginia in 1831

What is oppression?

• Unequal treatment based on a person’s race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary characteristic

• The feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force

• The social separation of groups of people, especially by race

• The belief that one race is superior to another

What does passive mean?

• Not active

• Easily seen or understood

• Feeling weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force

• Not caring or apathetic

What is racism?

• Unequal treatment based on a person’s race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary characteristic

• The social separation of groups of people, especially by race

• The feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force

• The belief that one race is superior to another

What is a reformer?

• Someone who works to make change in order to bring about improvement, end abuses, or correct injustice

• People who start riots to change something that they don't like

• A secret network of free blacks and whites who helped thousands of enslaved people escape to free states and Canada

• A rebellion of people who were enslaved led by Nat Turner took place in Virginia in 1831

What is segregation?

• Understanding or agreeing with the feelings or situation of another person

• Unequal treatment based on a person’s race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary characteristic

• The feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force

• The social separation of groups of people, especially by race

What does it mean to be sympathetic?

• Easily seen or understood

• The belief that one race is superior to another

• Understanding or agreeing with the feelings or situation of another person

• The feeling of being weighed down or held back by severe and unfair force

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A rebellion of people who were enslaved led by Nat Turner took place in Virginia in 1831

• A network of railroads built to move slaves to freedom in the north

• A secret network of free blacks and whites who helped thousands of enslaved people escape to free states and Canada

• A riot where railroad workers were fighting for fair pay