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44 Cards in this Set
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Industrial Revolution
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machines took the place of many hand tools
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Factory System
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this brought workers and machinery together in one place
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Mass production
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rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical objects
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urbanization
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growth of cities due to movement of people from rural areas to cities
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discrimination
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denial of equal rights or equal treatment to certain group of people
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cotton gin
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used a spiked cylinder to remove seeds from cotton fibers
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turnpike
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toll roads
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corduroy road
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roads made of sawed-off logs, laid side by side
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famine
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widespread starvation
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slave code
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laws that controlled every aspect of slave life
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capitalist
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people who invest capital or money in a business to earn a profit
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interchangeable parts
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identical pieces that could be assembled quickly by unskilled workers
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telegraph
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device that used electrical signals to send messages quickly over long distances
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spiritual
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religious folk songs that blended biblical themes with realities of slavery
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Lancaster turnpike
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first long-distance stone road in the United States
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Clinton's Ditch
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another name for the Erie Canal
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Francis Cabot Lowell
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Visited England and saw weaving machine-built an improved version of US
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Samuel F.B.Morse
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invented a system of sending electrical signals over a wire
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Nat Turner
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led a famous slave revolt
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Daniel Boone
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founded the Wilderness Road
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Henry Clay
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persuaded Congress to adopt the Missouri Compromise
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Eli Whitney
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invented the cotton gin
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Robert Fulton
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used a steam engine to power a boat
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Samuel Slater
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apprenticed with Arkwright; memorized the plans and built the first textile plant in the US
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Richard Arkwright
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invented the water frame, a spinning machine powered by water rather than human energy
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Cyrus McCormick
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invented the mechanical reaper
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# of hours a typical work day was in a factory
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12-14
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What was an advance in manufacturing?
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sewing machine
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What was the impact of the cotton gin?
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led to huge growth in cotton production
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What were restrictions placed on free African Americans?
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discouraged travel, could not vote, could not run for office
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What were ways that slaves resisted slavery?
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worked slowly, broke farm equipment, fled North, staged rebellions
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What was the name of the road that Daniel Boone cleared to the West?
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Wilderness Road
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What state wanted to enter the Union as a slave state?
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Missouri
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Which state wanted to enter the Union as a free state?
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Maine
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What benefits did disabled factory workers receive?
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none
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What was an advance in agriculture?
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farm labor was replaced by machines
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How did the cotton gin impact the economy?
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made cotton growing more profitable
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What restrictions did free African Americans have?
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could not attend public school, could not vote, could not testify against white defendants in court, and could not serve on juries
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What mountain range did the Wilderness Road cut through?
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Appalachian
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What did the Missouri Compromise state about escaping slaves?
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slave owners could go into the North to capture escaped slaves
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What was the channel dug between Lake Erie and the Hudson River?
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Erie Canal
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What was the first federally funded road called?
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National Road
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Who invented the sewing machine?
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Elias Howe
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Who improved the sewing machine?
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Issac Singer
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