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SS Chapter 11
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| is an Industrial Revolution? | machines took the place of many hand tools |
| What is a factory system? | brings workers and machinery together in one place |
| What is a capitalists? | people who invented capital or maoney in a buisness to earn a profit |
| What is mass production? | rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical objects |
| What is an interchangeable part? | identical pieces that could be assembled quickly by workers |
| What is urbanization? | growth of cities due to movement of people from rural ares to cities |
| What is a telegraph? | device that is used eletrical signals to send messages |
| What is a famine? | widespread starvation? |
| What is a nativists? | people who wanted to preserve the country for white,American-born Protestants |
| What is discrimination? | denial of equal rights or equal treatment to certain groups of people |
| What is a cotton gin? | spiked cylinder to remove seeds from cotton fiberS |
| What is a slave code? | laws controlled every aspect of slaves' lves |
| What is a spiritual? | religous folk songs that blended biblical themes with the realities of savery |
| What is a turnpikke? | tool roads |
| What is a corduroy road? | roads made of sawed-off logs laid side-by-side |
| What is a canal? | channel that is dug across land and filled with water |