Sherman in Savannah

Vocabulary – Sherman in Savannah

Ammunition
Noun bullets, shells, missiles, and other projectiles used as weapons

Captured Verb to seize or gain control over a place

Unprecedented Adjective Having no previous event to compare to.

Devastated Verb To cause severe or widespread damage

Demoralized Verb to destroy the courage, confidence, or hope of a person or group

Destitute Adjective lacking all money, resources, and possessions necessary for life example food water shelter

Emancipation Noun The act or process of setting somebody free from slavery

Confiscate Verb to take somebody’s property

Redistribution Verbto divide something up or share something out in a different way

Restitution Noun compensation for a loss, damage, or injury