Chapters 12, 13 and 14 Vocabulary Review
A system for transmitting messages that uses a series of dots and dashes
A system for transmitting messages that uses a series of dots and dashes Morse Code
The quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; creativity that helped the growth of our country
The quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; creativity that helped the growth of our country American Ingenuity
period of rapid growth using machines for manufacturing and production
period of rapid growth using machines for manufacturing and production Industrial Revolution
An unfair opinion not based on facts
An unfair opinion not based on facts Prejudice
Southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people
Southern owner of a small farm who did not have enslaved people Yeoman
tools used to produce items or to do work
tools used to produce items or to do work Technology
person who worked the land owned by another and pays rent in either cash or crops
person who worked the land owned by another and pays rent in either cash or crops Tenent farmer
person who works for women’s rights
person who works for women’s rights feminist
uses electric signals to transmit messages by a code over wires
uses electric signals to transmit messages by a code over wires Telegraph
Often forceful, demanding that a certain person or group leave one country for another / strong reasons to Emigrate
Often forceful, demanding that a certain person or group leave one country for another / strong reasons to Emigrate Push Factors
A person who favors those born in his country and is opposed to immigrants
A person who favors those born in his country and is opposed to immigrants Nativist
community based on a vision of a perfect society
community based on a vision of a perfect society Utopia
A machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber
A machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber Cotton Gin
Often positive aspects of a different country or region that encourage people to immigrate in order to seek a better life
Often positive aspects of a different country or region that encourage people to immigrate in order to seek a better life Pull Factors
Unfair treatment of a group; unequal treatment because of a person’s race, religion, ethnic background or place of birth
Unfair treatment of a group; unequal treatment because of a person’s race, religion, ethnic background or place of birth Discrimination
reformer who worked to end slavery
reformer who worked to end slavery Abolitionist
Cloth or fabric; usually woven or knitted
Cloth or fabric; usually woven or knitted Textile
Drinking little or no alcohol
Drinking little or no alcohol Temperance
Groups that tried to improve pay and working condition in factories
Groups that tried to improve pay and working condition in factories
Groups that tried to improve pay and working condition in factories Trade Union
apartment buildings that house large numbers of people (dirty, overcrowded and unsafe)
apartment buildings that house large numbers of people (dirty, overcrowded and unsafe) tenements
person who stresses the relationship between humans and nature as well as the importance of the individual conscience over the importance of material things
person who stresses the relationship between humans and nature as well as the importance of the individual conscience over the importance of material things Transcendentalist
An extreme shortage of food
An extreme shortage of food Famine
network of escape routes for enslaved African Americans fleeting the South
network of escape routes for enslaved African Americans fleeting the South Underground Railroad
The area of high cotton production in the South
The area of high cotton production in the South Cotton Belt
Large scale farmers who held more than 20 slaves
Large scale farmers who held more than 20 slaves Planters
The Social and economic level between wealth and the poor
The Social and economic level between wealth and the poor Middle Class
efficient production of large numbers of identical goods
efficient production of large numbers of identical goods Mass Production
Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other pieces
Interchangeable parts Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other pieces Interchangeable parts
period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel
period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel Transportation Revolution
To refuse to work until demands are met
To refuse to work until demands are met Strike
The right to vote
The right to vote Suffrage
Money for investment
Money for investment Capital
Loyalty to the interests and culture of your region rather than that of your country. **REVIEW TERM
Loyalty to the interests and culture of your region rather than that of your country. Sectionalism **REVIEW TERM
Devotion to the interests and culture of ones own nation **REVIEW TERM
Devotion to the interests and culture of ones own nation Nationalism **REVIEW TERM