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30 Cards in this Set
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Mississippi
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large river
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plateau
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area of high flat land
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marsh
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wetland
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Coastal Plain
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flat land near the water
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Appalachian Mountains
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mountain range
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manufacturing
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making something by using machines
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textiles
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cloth
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New Orleans
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large port
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Popular tourist attractions
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1. Disney World 5. Myrtle B.
2. Kennedy space Center 3. Diamond Mines 6. New Or. 4. Williamsburg, Va. |
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Crops
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1. cotton 5. peanuts
2. soybeans 6. peaches 3. oranges 4. tobacco |
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Climate
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Hot-Humid Summers
Mild Winter and Coastal States get a lot of rain |
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Triangle Trade
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Africa to West Indies slaves;
West Indies to New York Molasses; New York to Africa Guns, iron, rum |
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Effect of Cotton Gin on Slavery
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Cotton Gin took the seeds out of the cotton faster, so more cotton could be cleaned faster and shipped faster needing more slaves.
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Plantation
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Large farm worked by many slaves to grow tobacco, cotton, etc.
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Master
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Owner of the plantation and slaves that worked his land.
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Overseer
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watched over slaves
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Slave
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someone forced to work with no pay
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Big House
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where the master his and family lived
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Slave Quarters
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shacks where slaves lived in on a platation
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Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman |
A system of secret paths and routes for slaves to escape North.
A conductor who helped over 300 slaves escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad. |
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Indentured Servants
Life |
A person who gave 7 years of their life to work for someone.
Worked for 7 years, then given seeds, ox, plow and other things to start their own lives. |
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Native Americans - Trail of Tears
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Journey Indians took to Indian Territory (Oklahoma)forced by government because gold was found on their land
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13th Amdenment
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Abolish slavery
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14th Amenement
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equal protection under the law
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15th Amendment
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people of all races can now vote
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Jim Crow Laws
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Unjust laws in the South that made African Americans use separate bathrooms, water fountains, etc.
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Jackie Robinson
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1st black major League baseball player
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Rosa Parks
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African American woman who refused to give up her seat to a white person
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Boycotts
Sit Ins |
refuse to do business with someone (bus boycott)
A.A. sat at lunch counters to prove a point; non-violent |
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Martin Luther King Jr.
"I Have a Dream": |
A.A. man who was a Civil Rights leader
Famous speech fiven by M.L.K. jr. |