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chpt 13 quiz 1
social studies vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Telegraph | a device or system that uses electrical signals to transmit messages by a 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 |
| Elias Howe | invented the sewing machine |
| John Deere | invented the steel-tipped plow |
| Cyrus McCormick | designed and constructed a mechanical reaper |
| Trade Union | organizations of workers with the same trade or skill; they often organized to win better pay or conditions for workers |
| Strike | refusal to work in order to put pressure on employers, until their demands for better pay or conditions are met |
| Prejudice | unfair opinion of someone that is not based on fact |
| Discrimination | unfair treatment of a group; unequal treatment because of a person's race, religion, ethnic background or place of birth |
| Capital | money used for investment |
| Credit | a form of loan; ability to buy goods based on future payment |
| industrialization | power-driven machinery replaced goods made by hand and led to the growth of cities, factories, and new technologies |
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