I’m not sure what you’re ask
I'm using these with my vocabulary term book, so i'm answering the question based off the definitions provided for me.
Absurd - Ridiculous
I would say their not similar
Accede - <span>agree to a demand, request, or treaty.</span>
West Indies boy
He thought there was no land straight down to India and the earth wasn't the far apart from each other and he discovers mainly the middle region of north and south indies which is USA ofcourse and killed a lot of indies thinking they were his enemies.
During the debate over California statehood, the vice president of the United States, John Calhoun, refused to compromise regarding the expansion of slavery.
It happened due to the fact that he considered slavery a "positive good" (using his words). His position had the support of a segment of society and had consequences that even influenced the civil war, later to come.