| A | B |
|---|
| James Forten | African American inventor |
| Thomas and Sarah | Forten's parents |
| Revolutionary War | American war for independence |
| powder boy | James' job during the war |
| marbles | a game played by boys |
| Sir John Beasley | commander of the English ship |
| the Jersey | the name of the prison ship |
| Daniel Brewton | Forten help him escape from the prison ship |
| sailmaking | Forten's father taught him this. |
| saved people from drowning | heroic deeds by Forten |
| buy freedom for slaves | Forten used part of his wealth to do this |
| American Colonization Society | wanted to move blacks to Liberia |
| Charlote Vandine | Forten's wife |
| Margaretta, Harriet, and Sarah | Forten's daughters |
| The Liberator | anti-slavery newspaper owned by Forten |
| civil rights | guaranteed by the 13th and 14th Amendments |
| apprentice | a person who is learning a trade by experience under a skilled worker |
| colony | a group of people sent out by a state to a new territory |
| advocate | a person who argues for a cause |
| servitude | to not have the freedom to determine one's own life |
