1. Ch. 10 Vocab Review

2. Technology
The application of scientific discoveries for practical use.

3. Turnpike
A road that one must pay to use

4. Canal
An artificial waterway

5. Lock
Enclosure with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level

6. Cotton Gin
Machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber

7. Internal Improvements
Federal projects to develop the nation’s transportation system

8. Disarmament
Removal of weapons

9. Sectionalism
Loyalty to a region

10. Census
Official count of the population

11. Court Martial
To try by a military court

12. Demilitarize
To remove armed forces from an area

13. American System
Policies devised to stimulate the growth of industry

14. Captial
Money for investment

15. Free Enterprise
The freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation.

16. Factory System
Bringing manufacturing steps together in one place to in to improve efficiency

17. Patent
The legal right to an invention for a period of time

18. Interchangeable Parts
Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces

19. Industrial Revolution
Change from an agrarian society to one based on industry

20. Captialism
An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.