Unit 5- Sectionalism and Reform Flashcards
Defined as the act of officially ending or stopping something, especially slavery.
Abolition
The period of the American history directly before the American civil war.
Antebellum
A machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers form their seeds.
Cotton gin.
A period of scientific and technological development in the 18th century that transformed rural societies into urban ones.
Industrial revolution
A part of a machine or device that can be replaced by another, identical part.
interchangeable parts
A slogan used in the south indicating the importance of cotton.
King cotton
A textile production system that allowed for complete manufacturing under one roo
Lowell system
Rivalry based on the special interests of different areas.
Sectionalism
Rules and laws in the southern states that controlled enslaved people.
Slave codes
Making changes to a society’s laws, policies, and institutions in order to improve the lives of its citizens.
Social reform
To fight for the right to vote
Suffrage
Abstinence from drinking alcohol
Temperance
A type of cloth or woven fabric
Textile
An organized group of workers in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.
Trade union
A system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped.
Underground railroad
