Handout B: Vocabulary and Context Questions – James Wilson (1742-1798)

VOCABULARY AND CONTEXT QUESTIONS

Excerpts from “A Charge Delivered to the Grand Jury”

1. Vocabulary: Use context clues to determine the meaning or significance of each of these words and write their definitions:
   1. jurisprudence
   2. render
   3. preventives
   4. moderation
   5. diminished
   6. unfounded
   7. inconsistent
   8. detecting
   9. dastardly
   10. contemptible
   11. prosperity
2. Context: Answer the following questions.
   1. Who wrote this document?
   2. When was this document written?
   3. What type of document is this?
   4. What was the purpose of this document?