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11 Cards in this Set
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tacking
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changing directions while sailing
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dread
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grim fear
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privateers
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ships that are privately owned but are encouraged by government to attack enemy ships during the war
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abolitionists
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people who believed that slavery should be against the law
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apprentice
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someone who works for another person in order to learn a trade
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influential
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having the power to affect events or sway opinions
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encouraged
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gave support to someone's efforts or plans
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assisted
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helped
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enslavement
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the state of being owned and controlled by another person
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captives
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prisoners
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conflict
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a war
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