Chapter 14 Vocabulary

PLEASE CHECK YOUR OWN WORDS AND DEFINITIONS

*legislature

elected officials who make laws

*abolitionist

a person who works to end slavery

*(to) acquire

to get or gain possession of –

to gain

*(to) amend

to change for the better – to add

*census

a counting of the population

*artisan

a skilled worker who makes things

by hand

*convention

a meeting of delegates of a political party to form

policies and select candidates

*teamster

A person who “drives” or directs a team of animals

such as oxen or mules

*(to) abandon

to leave completely

*(to) cede

to give up – especially by a treaty

*Descenda/ent

proceeding or coming from an ancestor (think of

people related to their ancestors from the past)

*(to) appoint

to name officially

*(to) petition

to formally ask or make a request

*architect

a person who designs and plans buildings

*eligible

qualified to participate or to be chosen