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Unit 3 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Harriet Tubman was... | A conductor of the Underground Railroad. |
| Lewis Lattimer was... | A famous inventor who worked in New Jersey. |
| Abigail Goodwin was... | She was in the Underground Railroad. |
| John P. Holland was.. | An inventor who worked in New Jersey. |
| Eldridge Johnson was... | An inventor who worked in New Jersey. |
| Emancipate | to set free such as slavery or oppression |
| Slave State | a state that allowed slavery before the Civil War |
| Underground Railroad | a secret system of routes that helped former slaves escape |
| Free State | a state where slavery was against the law before the Civil War |
| Secede | to leave or withdraw |
| Civil War | a war between 2 groups in the same country |
| Border State | a state located between the North and the South that allowed slavery but had not seceded |
| Economy | the way people in a state, region, or country use resources to meet their needs |
| Industry | all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service |
| Strike | the stopping of work to make employers meet workers' deemands |
| Labor Union | a group of workers who take action to improve their working conditions |
| The Great Migration | the movement of thousands of African Americans from southern to northern states during the 1910's and the 1920's |
| Reform | to change or improve |
| depression | a time where there are few jobs and people have little money |
| Netrual | not choosing a side during a disagreeement |
| Unemployed | without a job |
| Munitions | materials and supplies for war |
| Ration | to control or limit the supply of resources or goods |
| Stock | a share of ownership in a country |
| Discrimination | unfair treatment based on a persons's skin, religion. or ethnic group |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Civil RIghts | the rights and freedoms given by the Constitution to all citizens |
| Pollution | anything that makes natural resources dirty or unsafe to use |
| Recycling | using again |
| Terrorism | the deliberate use of violence to promote a cause |
| Why did the southern states secede from the United States? | They thought Abraham Lincoln would stop slavery. |
| New Jersey-ans were involved in the war by... | Fighting and dying in the war like the Battle of Gettysburg. |
| How did the Great Depression begin? | The stock market crash of 1929. |
| How did the Great Depression end? | Jobs were created in WWII. |
| The New Deal was... | President Roosevelt's plan to end the Great Depression. |
| What amendment made slavery illegal? | The 13th amendment. |
| Certain places STILL did not allow African Americans because... | The laws were almost all the time ignored. |
| Underground Railroad | A secret tunnel of routes to help slaves escape. |
| Civil War | The war between the north and south against slavery. |
| NJ inventors | Lewis Lattimer;Thomas Edison;John P Holland;Eldridge Johnson;Albert Einstien |
| World War I | A war against a lot of Europe. |
| Great Depression | People didn't have a lot of money and jobs. |