Unit 2: Week 2

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  1. canteen
    a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
    Ned worked hard, filling canteens with water.
  2. confederacy
    a union of political organizations
    The southern states wanted to create a new nation, a confederacy, independent of the United States.
  3. glory
    a state of high honor
    Carney assured him, “Tomorrow’s gonna be a big day for us, Ned. You’ll be drumming us to glory.”
  4. quarrel
    have a disagreement over something
    When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, the North and South had been quarreling for decades over the future direction of the country.
  5. rebellion
    organized opposition to authority
    The federal government sought to put down the rebellion and restore the country as one union.
  6. stallion
    uncastrated adult male horse
    But when Shaw dismounted, Ned noticed that his pale face was nearly as white as his stallion.
  7. union
    a political unit formed from previously independent groups
    The federal government sought to put down the rebellion and restore the country as one union.
  8. emancipation
    freeing someone from the control of another
    After the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in January 1863, African American soldiers joined the Union army and the fight to end slavery.
  9. anticipation
    an expectation
    Soldiers bristled with anticipation.
  10. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
    The sequence of events is the order in which events take place, from first to last.
Created on Thu Jul 16 12:53:48 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Jul 20 15:24:16 EDT 2020)

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