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Unit 7 Vocab

TermDefinition
Industrial Revolution the economic changes in the late 1700s in which manufactoring replaced farming as the main form of work
Lowell Mill Girls workers in the factories at Lowell, Massachusetts
Samuel Slatter British immigrant that introduced the first steam-powered factory to the United States
Richard Arkwright inventor of water frame
Trade Union organization formed by a group of factory workers to achieve better working conditions
Urbanization the process of people moving away from rural farms to factories in cities
Interchangeable parts a process of making standardized parts for easier and quicker repairs
Eli Whitney inventor of the cotton gin and the concept of interchangeable parts
Telegraph a device that sent electrical signals long distance across wire using dashes and pauses
Irish Immigrants that worked on railroads and canals and lived in Northeastern cities
German Immigrants to US that settled in the Midwest on farms
Emigrant A person leaving the country
Immigrant a person moving to a new country
Push Factor a reason for leaving a country - for example, war, economic depression, famine, etc.
Pull factor a reason for settling somewhere
Potato Famine Blight on potatoes that led to the death of millions of Irish
Know Nothings a political party formed to prevent immigrants from voting and serving in office
Era of Good Feelings a time of political harmony during James Monroe's presidency
American System an economic system introduced by Henry Clay to grow the US economy so that it would become self-sufficient
Henry Clay proponent of the American System and Congressmen from Kentucky
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