Chapter 11 Vocab
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| technology | equipment that makes use of advanced knowledge and skill to solve a problem or do a task
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| cotton gin | a machine that removes seeds from cotton fiber
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| interchangeable part | a part of a machine or device that can be replaced by another, identical part
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| patent | sole legal right to an intervention and it profits
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| capitalism | economic system in which people and companies own the means of production
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| capital | money or other items, such as machines or buildings, used to create wealth
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| free enterprise | a type of economy in which people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want
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| element | part of a larger whole
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| census | the official count of a population
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| reveal | to show
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| turnpike | road on which tolls are collected
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| region | an area defined by a feature or characteristic
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| canal | an artificial waterway
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| lock | separate compartment in which water levels rise and fall in order to raise or lower boats on a canal
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| intense | very strong
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| internal | within the country
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| sectionalism | rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
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| monopoly | a market where there is only one provider
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| interstate commerce | economic activity taking place between two or more states
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| cede | to transfer control of something
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| sovereign | one who holds power
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| tedious | boring
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| stoicism | the quality of not reacting to pleasure or pain
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| elephantine | having great size
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| profane | not religious
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| prodigal | wasteful
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| prodigious | large in size or quantity
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| magnanimous | noble, generous
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| heyday | the peak of one's strength
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