| A | B |
| brow | forehead |
| cleave | to stick or cling to; to adhere |
| commotion | noisy excited activity |
| abolitionist | a person against slavery |
| industrial revolution | machines made life easier for people |
| marauders | to steal, rob or plunder |
| emancipate | to free |
| agriculture | farming |
| confederate | the south (civil war) |
| secede | to break away |
| union | the northern states (civil war) |
| industry | the business of manufacturing |
| mahogany | a reddish brown wood; a color |
| smote | to hit or strick |
| Jefferson Davis | the confederate's president |
| Abraham Lincoln | President during the civil war |
| dysentery | bathroom issues |
| spectacles | glasses |
| inconsolable | unable to be comforted |
| Andersonville Prison | the largest confederate prison |