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Unit 7 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| industrialization | the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale |
| mechanization | the introduction of machines or automatic devices into a process, activity, or place |
| urbanization | the process of making an area more urban |
| innovation | the action or process of innovating |
| discrimination | the unfair treatment of people with different ethnicity, age, sex, or disability |
| prejudice | opinion that is not based on reason of actual experience |
| free enterprise | an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control |
| patent | a government authority or license conferring a right or title |
| canal | man made waterway |
| literacy | the ability to read and write |
| reform | make changes in |
| 2nd great awakening | a religious revival during the late 18th to early 19th century in the U.S. |
| temperance | abstinence from alcoholic drink |
| labor union | an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests |
| laissez-faire | a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering |
| strike | hit forcibly & deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implements |
| famine | an exterior shortage of food |
| abolition | to formally put an end to |
| interchangable parts | eli whitney |
| steam boat | robert fulton |
| telegraph | samuel morse |
| cotton gin | eli whitney |