Amistad Rising: A Story of Freedom

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Amistad Rising A Story of Freedom

• Vocabulary

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nightfall

• At nightfall, Joseph Cinque watched the last rays
  of sun disappear.

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nightfall

• the beginning of night

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navigate

• He worried that he could not navigate the ship in
  the right direction toward Africa.

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navigate

• to steer a ship

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escorted

• Escorted by a friend, Cinque went to speak to the
  Spanish sailors.

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escorted

• accompanied went along with

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coax

• He tried to coax them with gentle gestures and
  soothing tones to steer the ship to Africa.

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coax

• to persuade gently

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perished

• But the sailors werent eager to help since many
  Africans had perished in the past.

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perished

• died

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ushered

• In disgust, Cinque had the sailors ushered from
  the deck of the ship to a small cabin.

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ushered

• led to a place by another person