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Ch. 14
North and South
| 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 for sending messages that uses a series of dots and dashes to represent letters of the alphabet, numbers, and punctuation. |
| innovation (n) | a new development or invention |
| transform (v) | to change significantly |
| trade union (n) | a group of worker with the same trade or skill |
| strike (n) | a work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer |
| prejudice (n) | an unfair opinion not based on facts |
| discrimination (n) | unfair treatment based on prejudice toward a certain race, ethnic group, religion, age group, or gender |
| famine (n) | an extreme shortage of food |
| nativist (n) | person who opposed immigration; anti-immigrant |
| community (n) | 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 within a given amount of time and effort; the degree to which resources are being used efficiently to produce goods and services |
| process (v) | to prepare |
| domestic slave trade (n) | the trade of enslaved people within the United States |
| consequence (n) | effect or result of |
| yeoman (n) | farmer who owns a small farm |
| overseer (n) | a plantation manager |
| spiritual (n) | an African American religious folk song |
| slave codes (n) | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people; laws in Southern states that controlled enslaved people |
| underground railroad (n) | a system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped |
| literacy (n) | the ability to read and write |
| legal (adj) | permitted by law |
| brief (adj) | short |