Harriet Tubman Vocabulary 2

Harriet Tubman Vocabulary 2:
  1. Incentive- something that encourages somebody to action. Motivation.
  2. Contraband- illegal imports and exports; illegal trade.
  3. Secession- withdrawal of Southern States from Union.
  4. Inauspicious- promising failure or bad luck
  5. Daguerreotype-early photographic process, photograph of something, somebody.
  6. Adornment- embellishment, decoration. To enhance.
  7. Haversack– bag carried on back.
  8. Inscription– writing, dedication.
  9. Peddling- to sell goods; sometimes illegal things.
  10. Destitute-penniless; lacking necessities of life.
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