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North and South
Vocab for North and Sourh
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Clipper Ship | Ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that "clipped" time from long journeys |
| Morse Code | dots and dashes that represent the alphabet |
| Telegraph | device that used electric signals to send messages |
| Trade Union | group of workers with the same skill or trade |
| Strike | work stoppage by employees as a protest by an empolyer |
| Prejudice | unfair opinion not based on facts |
| Discrimination | unfair treatment |
| Famine | extreme shortage of food |
| Nativist | person opposed to immigration |
| Productivity | how much a worker can produce with a given amount of time and effort |
| Domestic Slave Trade | trade of enslaved people within the United States |
| Yeomen | farmer who owns a small farm |
| Overseer | plantation manager |
| Spirtual | African American religious folk song |
| Slave Codes | law in Southern states that controlled enslaved people |
| Underground Railroad | system to and and house enslaved people who had escaped |
| Literacy | ability to read and write |