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Term | Definition |
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clipper ship | a fast sailing ship with slender lines tall masts, and large square sails |
telegraph | a device or system that uses electric signals to transmit messages by code over wires |
morse code | a system for transmitting messages that uses a series of dots and dashes to represent the letters of the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation |
trade union | organization of workers with the same trade or skill |
strike | a stopping of work by workers to force an employer to meet demands |
prejudice | an unfair opinion not based on facts |
famine | an extreme shortage of food |
discrimination | unfair treatment of a group; unequal treatment because of a person's race, religion, ethnic backrond, or place of birth |
nativist | a person who favors those born in his country and is opposed to immigrants |
cotton gin | a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber |
capital | money for investment |
yeoman | southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people |
tenant farmer | farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops |
spiritul | an African american religious folk song |
slave codes | laws passed in the southern states that controlled and restricted enslaved people |
overseer | person who supervises a large operation or its workers |
literacy | ability to read and write |