Vocab. Indust. & Ref Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Industrial Revolution | Gradually machines took the place of many hand tools; much of the power once provided by people and horses began to be replaced; first by flowing water and then by steam engines. |
Factory system | Brings workers and machinery together in one place. |
Mass production | The rapid manufacturing of large numbers of identical products. |
Interchangeable parts | Identical pieces that can be assembled quickly by unskilled workers. |
Urbanization | The growing of cities due to movement of people from rural areas (farms) to cities. |
Telegraph | A device that used electrical systems to send messages quickly over long distances. |
Famine | Widespread starvation. |
Nativists | People who wanted to preserve the country for white Americans-born Protestants. |
Discrimination | The denial of equal rights or equal treatment based on race, religion, culture or nationality. |
Cotton gin | Machine that used a spiked cylinder to remove seeds from cotton fibers. |
Slave codes | Laws that controlled every aspect of slaves' lives. |
Prohibition | A total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol. |
Abolitionists | Reformers who wanted to abolish slavery. |
Suffrage | The right to vote. |
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