Handout B: Vocabulary and Context Questions – John Jay (1745-1829)

VOCABULARY AND CONTEXT QUESTIONS

John Jay’s letter to Elias Boudinot (1819)

1. Vocabulary: Use context clues to determine the meaning or significance of each of these words and write their definitions:
   1. concur
   2. migration
   3. importation
   4. competent
   5. toleration
   6. repugnant
   7. discordancy
2. Context: Answer the following questions.
   1. When was this document written?
   2. Who wrote this document?
   3. What type of document is this?
   4. What was the purpose of this document?