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Causes Civil War
US History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agrarian | people who favor a life based on farming |
| industrialist | owners of large factories and other businesses based on manufacturing |
| plantation | large area of privately owned land where crops grew through slave labor |
| pull factor | an influence that draws someone to a new location |
| push factor | an influence that drives someone away from a location |
| discrimination | unequal treatment |
| segregation | social separation of groups of people, usually based on race |
| oppression | feeling of being held back by unfair force |
| fugitive | a person who tries to escape or flee |
| racism | belief that one race is better than another |