Chapter14, section2, Life in the North Flashcards
1
Q
Artisan
A
Skilled worker
2
Q
Trade Union
A
association of trade workers formed to gain higher wages and better working conditions.
3
Q
Strike
A
Refusal by workers to do their jobs until their demands are met.
4
Q
Famine
A
Severe food shortage.
5
Q
Nativist
A
Antiforeign belief opposed to immigration.
6
Q
Know-nothing Party
A
Political party of the 1850s that was anti-catholic and anti-immigrant.
7
Q
Discrimination
A
Policy that denies equal rights to certain groups of people.
