https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m Made with ♥ en-us 2021-04-05 20:01:22 UTC 2025-11-23 00:40:23 UTC hello@padlet.com shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1388977601 Definition:  restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
Sentence:  The loud cheering in the auditorium showed the sectionalism of all the people.]]> 2021-04-06 20:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1388977601 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1466335657 Definition: Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
Sentence: The kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherlands in 1830.]]> 2021-04-27 20:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1466335657 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1487226428 Definition: During the events leading to the American Civil War, Border Ruffians was the derogatory name for pro slavery raiders from the slave state of Missouri, who crossed into Kansas Territory to induce violence that peaked from 1854 to 1858 to force the acceptance of slavery.
Sentence:Several times southerners and border ruffians attempted to shoot persons inside or set the fort on fire.]]> 2021-05-03 20:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1487226428 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1487263835 Definition: a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group.
Sentence: I earned my grandpas arsenal after he passed away.]]> 2021-05-03 21:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1487263835 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1487278516 Definition: a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
Sentence: Me and my friend were held as fugitives.

]]> 2021-05-03 21:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1487278516 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1487287363 Definition: Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
Sentence:The voice of the people in the crowd was used as Popular sovereignty.]]> 2021-05-03 21:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1487287363 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1490173020 Definition: a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.
Sentence: Many people were involved in the Civil War.]]> 2021-05-04 15:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1490173020 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1490189592 Definition: a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
Sentence: She was martyred, due to her beliefs and her religion.]]> 2021-05-04 15:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1490189592 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491061030 Definition: the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
Sentence: The state of Idaho cannot impose a law which would be a state's right.]]> 2021-05-04 18:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491061030 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491076278 Definition: any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
Sentence: Slaves lived in the border states back when the Civil War was in session.]]> 2021-05-04 18:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491076278 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491087122 Definition: an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
Sentence: The soldiers would set up a blockade to not let ships come into the harbor.]]> 2021-05-04 18:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491087122 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491096302 Definition: Offensive describes rude or hurtful behavior, or a military or sports incursion into on opponent's territory.
Sentence: Marley made a comment that was very offensive to me.]]> 2021-05-04 18:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491096302 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491104937 Definition: a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
Sentence: The popular girl in school was such a rebel.]]> 2021-05-04 18:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491104937 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491113693 Definition: a person who lives in, or is from, the US.
Sentence: My mom was born in the US and we call her a Yankee.]]> 2021-05-04 18:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491113693 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491151536 Definition: a ship that manages to enter or leave a blockaded port.
Sentence: Blockade runners usually transport cargo, for example bringing food or arms to a blockaded city.]]> 2021-05-04 18:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491151536 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491174910 Definition: covered or protected with iron on.
Sentence: Me and her use Ironclad.]]> 2021-05-04 18:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491174910 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491259387 Definition: person killed or injured in a war or accident.
Sentence: it was a casualty when she died in the war.]]> 2021-05-04 18:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1491259387 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495093422 Definition: set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
Sentence: Lincoln insisted that the slaves should be emancipated.]]> 2021-05-05 17:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495093422 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495245131 Definition: sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
Sentence: If the president chooses to ratify the budget proposal, the new budget will go into effect in January.]]> 2021-05-05 18:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495245131 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495273807 Definition: a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
Sentence: Habeas corpus rights meant that the court had to tell the attorney why they were holding the prisoner in jail]]> 2021-05-05 18:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495273807 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495285381 Definition: a preliminary version of a piece of writing.
Sentence: She produced an initial draft of her plans.]]> 2021-05-05 18:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495285381 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495294595 Definition: a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal.
Sentence: Pirates on the ship seized a bounty of jewels during their latest high-sea heist.]]> 2021-05-05 18:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495294595 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495307180 Definition: a dollar bill; a dollar.
Sentence: But the decision in 1991 to peg the peso to the US dollar boosted confidence - investors deemed dealing in greenbacks a safer bet.

]]> 2021-05-05 18:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495307180 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495349095 Definition: action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated.
Sentence: As a result of inflation, food prices have increased dramatically.]]> 2021-05-05 18:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495349095 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495613525 Definition: (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.
Sentence: Our soldiers have entrenched themselves behind the battle lines.]]> 2021-05-05 20:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495613525 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495621388 Definition: a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
Sentence: It asks whether the experience of Total War created demands for a radical, or even socialist, reconstruction of society.]]> 2021-05-05 20:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495621388 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495640923 Definition: the action or process of reconstructing or being reconstructed.
Sentence: The police staged a reconstruction of the crime.]]> 2021-05-05 20:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495640923 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495647086 Definition: an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
Sentence: Illegal immigrants who came into the country before 1982 were granted amnesty.]]> 2021-05-05 20:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495647086 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495651494 Definition:(especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.
Sentence: 4 He was known as a radical reformer/thinker/politicia]]> 2021-05-05 20:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495651494 shemichel https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495662265 Definition: an emancipated slave.
Sentences: undoubtedly included many freedmen who in point of services and economic subjection were not very much above the slaves.]]> 2021-05-05 20:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/shemichel/ndd1bwd9eiizjm1m/wish/1495662265