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16 Cards in this Set
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nativist
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people who wanted to preserve the country for the white, American born or prostestents
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discrimination
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the denial of equal rights of equal treatment to certain groups of people
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cotton gin
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used as a skied cylinder to remove seeds from cotton fibers
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slave code
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one of a group of laws that controlled every aspect of enslaved African Americans lives and denied them basic rights
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spirituals
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religious folk songs that blended biblical theme with the realities of slavery
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turnpike
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road built by a private company that charges a toll to use it
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corduroy road
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roade made of sawed off logs, laid side by side
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canal
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artificial waterway dug across land to improve transportation
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Industrial Revolution
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gradual replacement of many hand tools by machines
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factory system
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bringing workers and machines together in one place
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capitalist
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person who invests capital or money in a business to earn a profit
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mass production
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manufacturing of large numbers of identical products quickly and cheaply
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interchangeable parts
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identical pieces that could be assembled quickly by unskilled
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urbanizations
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the growth of cities due to movement of people from rural areas to cities
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telegraph
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a device that used electrical signals to send messages quickly over long distances
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famine
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widespread starvation
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