| A | B |
| Abolitionist | Someone against measures of slavery |
| Secede | To withdraw from an organization |
| Emancipation | The act of setting free from slavery or bondage |
| Confederate | The Southern United States of America |
| Union | The Northern United States of America |
| Destructive | Causing great damage |
| Severity | Harshness or intensity |
| Friction | The heat and strain caused when surfaces rub together |
| Audible | Able to be heard |
| Disrupts | To break or interrupt |
| Hemisphere | One half of the globe |
| Crucial | Critically important |
| Contour | The outline of edge |
| Tremor | A shaking of rolling motion of the earth or a shock to the Earth's surface |
| Exert | To put into action, to use |
| Inauguration | When the President official becomes the President |