Chapter 7-North and South Take Different Paths Flashcards

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industrial revolution

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machines take the place of hand tools

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factory system

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brings workers and machinery together in one place

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capitalist

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people who invest capital, or money, in a business to earn a profit

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Francis Cabot Lowell

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stole ideas from Britain and made a factory in Lowell, MA

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mass production

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rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical things

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interchangeable parts

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identical pieces that can be assembled quickly

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urbanization

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growth of cities due to movement of people

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telegraph

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a device that used electrical signals to send messages quickly over long distances

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Samuel F.B.Morse

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invented the telegraph and Morse code

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famine

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starvation, the reason many Irish immigrants came to the United States

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nativist

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people who wanted to preserve the country for white, American-born protestants

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discrimination

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denial of equal rights or equal treatment based on race, religion, culture, or nationality

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cotton gin

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used a spiked cylinder to remove seeds from cotton fibers

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slave code

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laws that controlled every aspect of a slaves life

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spiritual

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religious folk songs that blended biblical themes with the realities of slavery

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Daniel Boone

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famous early pioneer