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16 Cards in this Set
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Specialization |
in farming, the raising of one or two crops for sale rather than a variety of foods for personal use. |
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market revolution |
economic changes where people buy and sell goods rather than make themselves. |
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capitalism |
economic system in which individuals and business control the means of production |
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entrepreneur |
buizness owner |
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samuel f.b morse |
inventor of the telegraph |
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telegraph |
device that sends messages by wires |
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john deere |
inventor of the steel plow |
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cyrus mccormick |
inventor of the mechanical reaper |
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stephen f austin |
leader of america colony in texas |
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land grant |
gift of public land to an individual or organization |
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antonio lopez de santa |
mexican president who fought texans in the texas revolution |
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texas revolution |
texas war for independence from mexico |
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alamo |
site of a key battle in the texas revolution |
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sam houston |
first president of the repunlic of texas |
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replubic of texas |
indepedent nation that was created after texans defeated mexico in the texas revolution |
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annex |
to make part of incorpate |
