AH Flashcards
Clipper Ship
a ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that “clipped” time from long journeys
Telegraph
a device that used electric signals to send messages
Morse Code
a system that uses arrangements of dots and dashes to represent the alphabet
Strike
a work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer to improve pay or working conditions
Trade Union
group of workers with the same trade
Prejudice
an unfair opinion not based on facts
Discrimination
unfair treatment
Nativists
a person opposed to immigration
Domestic Slave Trade
the trade of enslaved people among states of the United States
Yeoman
farmer who owns a small farm
Overseer
a plantation manager
Spiritual
an African American religious folk song
Slave Codes
laws in a Southern state that controlled enslaved people
Underground Railroad
term code-Underground_Railroad-662-662
Utopia
a community based on a vision of the perfect society