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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| clipper ship (noun) | ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that shortened (“clipped”) time from long journey |
| telegraph (noun) | a device that used electric signals to send messages |
| Morse code (noun) | a system for sending messages that uses a series of dots and dashes to represent letters of the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation |
| innovation (noun) | a new development or invention |
| 5. transform (verb) | to change significantly |
| 6. trade union (noun) | group of workers with the same skill or trade) |
| 7. strike (noun) | a work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer |
| 8. prejudice (noun) | an unfair opinion not based on facts |
| 9. discrimination (noun) | unfair treatment based on prejudice toward a certain race, ethnic group, religion, age group, or gender |
| 10. famine (noun) | an extreme shortage of food |
| 11. nativist (noun) | belief that native-born Americans are superior to foreigners |
| 12. community (noun) | group of people who live in the same area |
| 13. license (verb) | to give official authority to do something |
| 14. productivity (noun) | a measure of how much a worker can produce within a given amount of time and effort; the degree to which resources are being used efficiently to produce goods and services |
| 15. process (verb) | to prepare |
| 16. domestic slave trade (noun) | the trade of enslaved people within the United States |
| 17. consequence (noun) | effect or result of |
| 18. yeoman (noun) | farmer who owns a small farm |
| 19. overseer (noun) | a plantation manager |
| 20. spiritual (noun) | an African American religious folk song |
| 21. slave codes (noun) | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people; laws in Southern states that controlled enslaved people |
| 22. Underground Railroad (noun) | a system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped |
| 23. literacy (noun) | the ability to read and write |
| 24. legal (adjective) | permitted by law |
| 25. brief (adjective) | short |