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Chapters 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4

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clipper ship   ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that "clipped" time from long journeys  
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telegraph   a device that used electric signals to send messages  
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morse code   a system of dots and dashes that represent the alphabet  
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innovation   a new development or invention  
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transform   to change significantly  
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trade union   group of workers with the same trade, or skill  
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strike   a work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer  
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prejudice   an unfair opinion not based on facts  
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discrimination   unfair treatment  
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famine   an extreme shortage of food  
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nativist   person opposed to immigration  
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community   group of people who live in the same area  
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license   to give an official authority to do something  
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productivity   a measure of how much a worker can produce with a given amount of time and effort  
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domestic slave trade   the trade of enslaved people among states of the United States  
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process   to prepare  
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consequence   result  
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yeoman   farmer who owns a small farm  
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overseer   plantation manager  
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spiritual   an African American religious folk song  
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slave codes   laws in a Southern state that controlled enslaved people  
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underground railroad   a system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped  
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literacy   the ability to read and write  
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brief   short  
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legal   permitted by law  
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