| A | B |
| Free Papers | a paper that shows a black person is free |
| scythes | a tool used to cut hay and grass |
| overseer | the person in charge of the slaves |
| slaveholder | sombody who owns slaves |
| cabins | the houses for the slaves |
| cookhouse | a small house outside where the cooking was done |
| master | the male slave owner/a white man |
| free state | no slaves allowed |
| attic | a room or rooms at the vary top of the house |
| the quarter | area where slaves lived |
| field hand | a slave who worked in the fields |
| driver | a black man who supervised field hands |