Vocabulary
Abolish: abolir
The Civil War began in 1861 because the South attacked the North.
In 1863 Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation and freed slaves.
The war ended in 1865 because the South surrendered.
Vocabulary:
Surrender: se rendre
Former slave: ancien esclave
Rights: des droits
Outlaw: rendre illegal
Rebuild: reconstruire
Set slaves free: libérer les esclaves
Enact : promulguer
Law : loi
Traduis en anglais. N’oublie pas, il y aura moins de mots !
J’ai terminé mon
travail. (stop) finish
I finished my work.
Mes parents sont arrivés hier soir.
My parents arrived yesterday evening.
J’ai déménagé à Londres l’année dernière.
I moved to London last year.
Je pense que c’était ton frère. J’ai reconnu sa voiture.
I think he was your brother. I recognized his car.
Je sais qu’il a adoré le film !
I know he loved the movie.
La semaine dernière nous avons joué au football.
Last week, we played football.
Je ne sais pas pourquoi la musique s’est arrêtée.
I don’t know why the music stopped.
Vocabulary
Finish : finir / terminer
Yesterday evening: hier soir
Move to : déménager à
Recognize: reconnaître
Why: pourquoi
Stop: (s’)arrêter
The American Civil War
Definition:
The Civil War was a war between the South and the North of the United States.
The American President was Abraham Lincoln.
What happened:
The South broke away from the North.
1st reason:
They disagreed about slavery.
The South didn’t want slavery to stop whereas the North wanted to abolish slavery.
2nd reason:
They disagreed about the power of the Federal Government.
The South didn’t want the Federal Government to have a lot of power whereas the North wanted a powerful Federal Government.
Vocabulary:
Issues: des problèmes
Disagree: ne pas être d’accord
Agree: être d’accord
For / in favor of: pour / en faveur de
Against: contre
Break away from: se séparer de
Slave: esclave
Slavery: l’esclavage