Social Studies- Chapter 14

Question 1

Clipper Ship-

Answer 1

ship with sleek hulls and tall sails the “clipped” time from long journeys.

Question 2

Morse Code-

Answer 2

A system of dots and dashes that represented the alphabet. Telegraph companies formed. Their operators used Morse code to send messages.

Question 3

Telegraph-

Answer 3

A devise that used eletric signals to send messages. The growth of industury and the speed of travel created a need for faster ways to send messages great distances. Samuel Morse invented the telegraph. In 1844 Morse sent his first message.

Question 4

Trade Union-

Answer 4

Group of workers with the same trade, or skill.

Question 5

Strike-

Answer 5

A refusal to work in order to forve an employer to make changes. Workers tried to improve their working condition. They thought that they would have more power to change working conditions if they joined together. By the 1830s, they began forming unions. In New York City, skilled workers wantd higher pay. They wanted to limit their workday to 10 hours. These workers began to hold strikes in the mid-1830s.The goal is to force employers to make changes.

Question 6

Prejudice-

Answer 6

An unfair opinion not based on facts.

Question 7

Descrimination-

Answer 7

Unfair treatment.

Question 8

Emigrant-

Answer 8

Person who leaves his or her homeland to move elsewhere.

Question 9

Famine-

Answer 9

an extreme shortage of food.

Question 10

Nativist-

Answer 10

Person opposed to immigration.

Question 11

Three changes in the way goods were made in early 1800-

Answer 11

Three ways that made goods easier to process and carry were machines, innovation in industry, and clipper ships.

Question 12

What caused the growth of cities between 1840 and 1860?-

Answer 12

The reason why there was growth is because they were makin machines and they had boats so they needed more people to help out and sell and transport goods.

Question 13

What were siome effects of the railroad on the country?-

Answer 13

Farmers and manufactureres could move goods faster and more cheaply. As a result, people could buy them at lower prices than in the past. The railroads also played an important role in the settlement in the Midwest and the growth of business.

Question 14

What sped up the harvest of wheat?-

Answer 14

Tere were three inventions on the 1830s that helped farmers harvest wheat quicker and easier.

Question 15

Productivity-

Answer 15

A measure of how much a worker can produce with the given amount of time and effort.

Question 16

Domestic Slave Trade-

Answer 16

The trade of enslaved peiple within the United States.

Question 17

Yeoman-

Answer 17

Farmers who owned small farms.

Question 18

Overseer

Answer 18

Plantation manager.

Question 19

Spiritual-

Answer 19

African American religous song.

Question 20

Slave Codes-

Answer 20

Laws in Southern states that controlled enslaved people.

Question 21

Underground Railroad-

Answer 21

A system to aid the escape of enslaved people.

Question 22

Literacy-

Answer 22

The ability to read and write.