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23 Cards in this Set
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Industrial Revolution
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a period of time when inventions changed the way people lived and traveled
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textile mill
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a place where material is made
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mass production
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a way to make products much faster; idea of Eli Whitney
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interchangeable part
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identical parts made by a machine so that, if one breaks, another can be installed
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transport
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to move from one place to another; to carry
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canal
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a human made waterway
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locomotive
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a train; the Tom Thumb was made using a steam engine
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sectionalism
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having regional loyalty; for example, people in the North and the South were just interested in helping their own section of the coutry grow and prosper in the 1800's
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states' rights
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states have final authority over the national government.
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secede
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to leave the union
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ruling
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a court decision
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manifest destiny
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the belief that America was destined to expand its borders from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
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dictator
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a leader with total authority
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forty-niner
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a gold seeker who went to California in 1849
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relief
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difference in the height of an area of land
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elevation
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the height of land
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reform
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a change for the better
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public school
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school funded and run by the public; CCMS for example- paid for by taxes and open to all children
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abolish
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to end(as in slavery)
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abolitionist
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people who wanted to end slavery; Frederick Douglass was one
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equality
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the same rights for all people
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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Chapter 12 The Way West
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Industrial Revolution, textile mill, mass production, interchangeable parts, transport, canal, locomotive, sectionalism, states' rights, secede, ruling, manifest destiny, dictator, 49er, relief, elevation, reform, public school, abolish, abolitionist, equality, suffrage
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