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Reconstruction
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restoration of seceded states to Union: the period of U.S. history from 1865 through 1877, during which the states that had seceded during the Civil War were reorganized under federal control and later restored to the Union
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Industrial
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of industry: relating to, used in, or created by industry
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Industrialization
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change to industrial methods: to adapt a country or group to industrial methods of production and manufacturing, with all the accompanying social changes, or to be adapted in this way
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Industry
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large-scale production: organized economic activity connected with the production, manufacture, or construction of a particular product or range of products
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Agrarian
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pro-farmer: promoting the interests of farmers, especially by seeking a more equitable basis of land ownership
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Carpetbaggers
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post-Civil War opportunist: a Northerner who moved to the southern United States after the Civil War, especially one seeking political or commercial advantage
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Scalawag
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mischievous person: a rascal or scamp
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Gilded
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wealthy and privileged
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Jim Crow Laws
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Jim Crow Laws
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Urbanization
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make area into town: to make an area of countryside or a village into a town or part of one
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Urban
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of city: relating to or belonging to a city
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Emigrate
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leave to live in another country: to leave a place, especially a native country, to go and live elsewhere
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Immigrant
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somebody settling in country: a newcomer to a country who has settled there
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Immigration
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arrival of settlers in new country: the act of entering a new country to settle permanently
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Ingenuity
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inventiveness: cleverness and originality
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Sweatshops
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workplace with overworked, underpaid employees: a small factory or other establishment where employees are made to work very hard in poor conditions for low wages
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Child Labor
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employment of children: the full-time employment of children, especially of those who are legally too young to work
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Division of Labor
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allocating separate tasks to people: a system of organizing production by giving separate tasks to separate workers or groups of workers
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Domestic
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relating to home: relating to or used in the home or everyday life within a household
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Laissez-faire
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principle of no regulation of industry: the principle that the economy works best if private industry is not regulated and markets are free
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Quota
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proportional share: a proportional share of something that somebody should contribute or receive
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Tenement
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urban apartment building: a large residential building in a city, usually of three or more stories and with only basic amenities, where a large number of people live in self-contained rented apartments
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Assemble Line
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Assemble Line
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Rural
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outside city: found in or living in the country
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Technology
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application of tools and methods: the study, development, and application of devices, machines, and techniques for manufacturing and productive processes
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Economy
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effectiveness: efficiency and conservation of effort in the operation or achievement of something
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Capitalism
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free-market system: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods, characterized by a free competitive market and motivation by profit
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Monopoly
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control of market supply: a situation in which one company controls an industry or is the only provider of a product or service
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