| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Rose Alymer | Love poem by Walter Landor |
| Victor Appleton | Author of futuristic Tom Swift novels |
| Appomattox | Site of Lee's surrender to Grant |
| Battle of Hastings | Normans (French) conquer England 1066 |
| Edgar Rice Burroughs | Creator of Tarzan |
| Chifferobe | A tall chest of drawers; dresser |
| Cootie | A scalp insect |
| The crash | Stock market crash leading to the Great Depression |
| CSA | Confederate States of America |
| Dewey Decimal System | Classification of library books |
| Dracula | Vampire film debuting in 1931 |
| Flivver | A cheap automobile |
| Hain't (haunt) | A ghost |
| Ivanhoe | A "knightly" novel by Sir Walter Scott |
| Andrew Jackson | Military hero; 7th president |
| Stonewall Jackson | Confederate general |
| Jew's Harp | Folk instrument used in county music |
| Lord Melbourne | British statesman (Victoria) |
| Mennonites | Religious sect favoring a simple life |
| Missouri Compromise | Act of Congress (1820) |
| Hermaphrodite | Having male and female qualities |
| "Nothing to fear but fear itself" | Quote from FDR's inaugural speech |
| Pensacola | City in northern Florida |
| Rosetta Stone | Ancient Egyptian tablet |
| Tuscaloosa | Alabama medical site/asylum |
| WPA | Works Progress Administration--created jobs in 1930s |
| John Wesley | Founder of Methodism |
| Flagpole sitting | Crazy fad from the 1920s |
| Scuppernong | Type of large grape found in southeastern U.S. |
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