5th Grade Vocabulary Unit 7

Abolitionists: _______ who worked to bring an end to slavery.

• people

• animals

• machines

• aliens

Black Codes: laws passed to restrict the rights of freed _______.

Civil War: a conflict between groups or regions within a _______.

• country

• city

• continent

• planet

Free State: a state where the practice of _______ was illegal.

• slavery

• serfdom

• indentured servitude

• feudalism

Gag Rule: a mandate that prohibited any discussion in Congress on ending _______.

• slavery

• taxation

• immigration

• prohibition

Colleagues: members who are equal in their _______.

• work

• status

• rank

• position

Convict: to say someone is _______.

• guilty

• innocent

• free

• not responsible

Impeach: to charge, or accuse, a person in a high political office with a _______ and investigate the truth.

• crime

• award

• praise

• gift

Preside: conduct the _______.

• process

• meeting

• ceremony

• event

Ballast: foundation of _______ and stone.

• sand

• gravel

• cement

• clay