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STAAR Review
8th History: Industry and Reform
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Supply and Demand | The amount of a product, or service available and the desire of buyers for it, are factors affecting its price |
| Lowell Mills | Textile mills located in the factory town of Lowell, MA, founded in 1826 |
| Factory System | A method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building |
| Underground Railroad | A series of escape routes used by slaves escaping the south |
| Suffrage | The right to vote |
| Push and Pull Factors | A factor that pushes people out of their native lands and pulls them toward a new place |
| Immigrant | A person who settles in a new country |
| Famine | A severe food shortage |
| Civil Disobedience | Peacefully refusing to obey laws that one considers unjust |
| Prejudice | A negative opinion that is not based on facts |
| Industrialization | The process in which a society or country transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services. |
| Urbanization | Growth of cities resulting from industrialization |
| Industrial Revolution | In late 18th century Britain, factory machines began replacing hand tools and manufacturing replaced farming as the main form of work |
| Rural | Characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. |
| Reform | To change—usually for the better |
| Second Great Awakening | The renewal of religious faith in the 1790s and early 1800s |
| Abolitionists | People opposed to slavery. Participated in the movement to end slavery |
| Seneca Falls Convention | A women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York in in 1848 |
| Declaration of Sentiments | a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men—100 out of some 300 attendees at the first women's rights convention to be organized by women. |
| Textile | a type of cloth or woven fabric |
| temperance | A campaign to stop drinking alcohol |
| Free Enterprise | System where business can be conducted freely based on the choices of individuals |