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Chapter 14
North and South Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| clipper ship (n) | ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that 'clipped' time from long journeys |
| telegraph (n) | a device that used electric signals to send messages |
| Morse code (n) | a system of dots and dashes that represent the alphabet |
| innovation (n) | the process of implementing new-and-improved ideas. |
| transform (v) | to change into something else |
| trade union (n) | group of workers with the same trade or skill |
| strike (n) | a protest against an employer |
| prejudice (n) | an unfair opinion not based on facts |
| discrimination (n) | unfair treatment |
| famine (n) | an extreme shortage of food |
| nativist (n) | person opposed to immigration |
| community (n) | a group of people who live in the same area |
| license (v) | to give official authority to do something |
| productivity (n) | a measure of how much a worker can produce with a given amount of time and effort |
| process (v) | to prepare |
| domestic slave trade (n) | the trade of enslaved people among states of the U.S. |
| consequence (n) | result |
| yeoman (n) | farmer who owns a small farm |
| overseer (n) | plantation manager |
| spiritual (n) | an African American religious folk song |
| slave codes (n) | laws in a southern state that controlled enslaved people. |
| Underground Railroad (n) | a system of cooperation to aid and house escaped enslaved people |
| literacy (n) | the ability to read and write |
| legal (adj) | permitted by law |
| brief (adj) | short |
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