| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abolitionist | a person who advocated the end of slavery in the United States |
| chattel | an article of personal or movable property; a slave |
| colonizationist | a person who favored the resettlement of freed slaves in Africa |
| daguerreotype | early photography made on plate of chemically treated metal or glass |
| demoniacal | possessed or influenced by a demon; devilish |
| despot | an absolute ruler with unlimited powers; tyrant |
| emancipation | a setting free or being set free from servitude or bondage |
| genteel | well-bred; refined; polite; elegant |
| ludicrous | causing laughter because absurd or ridiculous |
| martyr | person who chooses to suffer or die rather than give up faith or principles |
| mulatto | person with one white and one black parent |
| picayune | a coin of small value; anything trivial or worthless |
| quadroon | a person who has one Negro grandparent |
| soliloquy | an act or instance of talking to oneself |
| vehemence | great fervor; passion; intense feeling |
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