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Ch 13 North and the South, Glenco

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clipper ships   sailing ships with sleek hulls and tall sails clipped the amout of time in a long journey in half.  
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telegraph   electric signals to transmit messages.  
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morse code   transmitted message with dots and dashes  
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trade unions   organizations of workers with the same trade,or skill  
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strikes   refusing to work  
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prejudice   unfair opinion not based on facts  
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discrimination   unfair treatment of a group  
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famine   extreme shortage of food  
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nativists   people who oppossed to immigration  
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Eli Whitney   invented cotton gin to help farmers remove seeds from cotton  
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capital   money to invest in businesses  
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yeomen   farmers who did not have slaves  
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tenant farmers   farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent in cash or crops  
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fixed cost   regular expenses such as housing and food  
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During the 1800s, advances in technology and   transportation shaped the North's economy.  
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African Americans endured hardship and misery. They made   no money and had no hope of freedom.  
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African Americans feared being   sold to another planter and seperated from their loved ones.  
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The main economic goal for a large plantation was to   earn profits.  
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In 1840 the US had 3,000 miles of train tracks. In 1860 it had   31,00 miles of train tracks.  
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The development of the first railroads in the US was   small stretches of tracks connecting to rivers.  
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Mass production in factories began in   New England in the early 1800s.  
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By 1860, the Northeast part of the US produced   most of the country's manufactured goods.  
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Canals conected lakes and rivers   to open new shipping routes for goods for trade.  
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The steel tipped plow was invented in   1837 by John Deere and made farming much easier.  
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Cyrus McCormick invented the mechanical   reaper. Which harvested grain much faster than the hand held sickles.  
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Growing wheat became more profitable because of   agricultural inventions.  
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The North was mostly industrialized while the South was   mostly invested in agriculture.  
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