Vocabulary – Slave Insurrection in Quitman
Conspiring
Verb
To agree together, especially secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal.
Insurrection
Noun
an act of revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government.
Plot
Noun
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially an unlawful purpose
Conspirators
Noun
a member of a group of people planning or agreeing in secret to commit an illegal or subversive act
Undermine
Verb
to weaken something by removing or wearing away material from its base or from beneath it
Seized
Verb
to take a hold of an object quickly and firmly
Stark
Adjective
forbidding in its bareness and lack of any ornament, relieving feature, or pleasant prospect
Complex
Adjective
difficult to analyze, understand, or solve