Vocab
Clipper ship
A fast ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that "clipped" time from long journeys.
Telegraph
A device that used electrical signals to send messages.
Discrimination
Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group.
What was daily life like for a factory worker?
Poor lighting, low wages, and long hours.
What were yeomen?
Owners of small farms.
Strike
A work stoppage by employees as a protest of an employer.
Prejudice
An unfair opinion not based on facts.
Domestic Slave Trade
The trade of enslaved people among states in the United States.
What are the three phases of industrialization?
Employers divide jobs into smaller steps, factories are built to bring specialized workers together, and machines help complete tasks.
What was the population like in the South?
2% free African Americans
17% Slaveholders
32% Enslaved people
49% non-slaveholders
Nativist
Person opposed to immigration.
Productivity
A measure of how much a worker can produce within a given amount of time and effort.
Slave Codes
Laws in Southern states to control enslaved people.
How did transportation improve in the North
Locomotives, clipper ships, steamboats.
What was the Underground Railroad?
A system of cooperation to aid and house escaped enslaved people.
Overseer
A plantation manager
Spiritual
An African American religious folk song.
Trade Union
A group of workers with the same skill.
What farming innovations came in the 1800's?
Steel-tipped plow, reaper, thresher.
Why was the South not as industrial as the North?
Cotton was so profitable.
Literacy
The ability to read and write
Morse Code
an alphabet or code in which letters are represented by combinations of long and short signals of light or sound.
Famine
An extreme shortage of food.
What was the purpose of slave codes?
To control slaves.
Describe the experience of African Americans living in slavery.
Limited food, long hours, poor housing, harsh punishments.