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Chapter 11

North and South Take Different Paths

Term or nameDefinition
interchangeable parts identical pieces that can be assembled quickly by unskilled workers
mass production the rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical objects
factory system a system that brings workers and machinery together in one place
Industrial Revolution change from hand tools to machines
capitalists people who invest money in a business to earn a profit
Francis Cabot Lowell built improved version of English machines and developed a mill in Waltham, MA and opened a textile mill that combined spnning and weaving
Eli Whitney invented cotton gin and developed system of interchangeable parts
urbanization growth of cities due to movement of people from rural areas to cities
telegraph device that used electrical signals to send messages
Samuel F.B. Morse invented the telegraph
Robert Fulton invented the first practical steamboat
Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical reaper
famine widespread starvation
nativists people who wanted to preserve the country for white, American-born Protestants
discrimination denial of equal rights to certain groups of people
slave codes laws that controled every aspect of slaves' lives
spirituals religious folk songs that blended biblical themes with realities of slavery
Daniel Boone early pioneer who cleared the Wilderness Road
turnpikes toll roads
corduroy roads roads made of sawed-off logs, laid side by side
canal channel dug across land and filled with water
Henry Clay Great Compromiser
Missouri Compromise plan to maintain the balance of free and slave states
Erie Canal connected markets in New York and the Midwest
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