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Chapter 8 v. terms
they are easy terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Profit | the money a business earns after all its expenses are paid. |
| Mass Production | parts that are the same shape and the same size to make many goods at the same time. |
| Profit | This was a period of time when there was a shift from making goods by hand to making them in a factory. |
| Vaqueros | this was the period when there was a shift from making goods by hand. |
| Canal | a human-made waterway. |
| Vaqueros | were know for their skill at handling cattle and riding horses. |
| Annex | take it over and make it a state. |
| Missouri Compromise | that law brought two states into the union. |
| Manifest Destiny | the idea that the United States had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean. |
| Persecution | a line of wagons traveling as a group. |
| Prairie Schooner | a typical covered wagon on the westward trail. |
| Gold Rush | a rapid flood of people into an area where gold has been discovered. |
| Pony Express | a system of carrying mail by horse. |
| Entrepreneur | is someone who takes risks to start a business. |
| Discrimination | an unfair treatment. |
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