Them Dark Days Glossary

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antebellum

occurring or existing before a particular war

irrigation

artificial application of water to the land or soil

plantations

an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are grown.

elicited

evoke or draw out

freedmen

an emancipated slave.

impelled

drive forward; propel

ambiguous

vague/not clear

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