Unit 7 Vocabulary Flashcards
convention
meeting that supports a cause or movement
movement
type of group action that focuses on specific political or social issues or to resist or undo a social change
annex
to take possession of a piece of land
cede
to give up and give over to someone or a group
Manifest Destiny
theory that the US had a special purpose to extend its boundaries and control all land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
suffrage
the right to vote
abolition
social movement to end slavery
cotton gin
simple machine that separated the cotton fibers from the seeds, invented by Eli Whitney
rural
related to the areas in the country or outside the city
steamboat
invention that changed the speed and reliability of transportation on water
urbanization
process of the growth of cities
industrialization
period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from a farming society into an industrial one
civil disobedience
non-violent actions taken to protest government
temperance
movement to stop consumption of alcohol
canal
man-made waterways for transporting goods and people
interchangeable parts
large amounts of uniform pieces that can replace any other identical pieces
cession
land that is given up and given over
steam locomotive
invention that changed the speed and reliability of transportation over land
urban
related to the areas in cities, usually with larger populations
mechanical reaper
invention that changed the speed and efficiency of harvesting crops like wheat and corn
contributions
ideas or actions to help a cause or movement
textile mill
factory that employed many people in the process of quickly producing cloth
free enterprise system
economic system which allow the consumers and the producers to make the decisions about the cost of goods and services and not the government
reform
change or the action of changing
