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Industrial Revolution
The North Transformed
The Plantation South
Americans Move Westward
key terms
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what does factory system mean?
it brings workers and machinery together in one place.
100
what is urbanization?
the growth of cities due to movement of people from rural areas to cities.
100
who created cotton gin?
eli whitney.
100
who cleared the Wilderness road?
Daniel Boone and 30 men.
100
what is mass production?
rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical objects
200
what are capitalists?
people who invest capital or money in a business to earn profit.
200
what 3 problems did the growing cities face?
filthy streets, bad sewage system, lack of clean water.
200
what did supporters of slavery have to say about slavery?
supporters say that it was more humane than the free labor system in the north.
200
what did many early roads begin as?
paths for deer or bison
200
what does it mean to invest?
to supply money for a project in order to make a profit
300
who built a improved version of the English machines?
Francis Cabot Lowell.
300
why were city fires a problem?
most firefighters were volunteers, poorly trained and fire companies would fight one another intead of fire.
300
what were two basic rights of that that were denied to African Americans?
they were excluded from all but the most menial jobs and African Americans could not vote.
300
what was wrong with the roads that settlers used with their wagons?
unpaved,dotted with tree stumps, and easily washed out by rain
300
what is discrimination?
the denial of rights or equal treatment based on race, culture, or nationality
400
what did Arkwright build in 1790?
the first steam powered textile plant.
400
who invented mechanical reaper and what did it do?
cyrus McCormick and it cut stalks of wheat.
400
what did slave catchers do in the North?
they went looking for free slaves brought them back to the south and sold them into slavery.
400
what was the first long distance stone road in the U.S?
Lancaster Turnpike
400
what did the slave code do?
it controlled every aspect of their lives
500
what did the workers want when they made the slogan "eight hours for work, eight hours for sleep, and eight hours for God and the brethren"?
shorter days of work.
500
what was the basic food in Ireland and what happened that led to famine?
potato, fungus spread and destroyed the crop.
500
who led the most famous slave revolt, and in what year?
Nat Turner, in 1831.
500
what did James Tallmadge propose in 1819
he proposed that missouri be admitted as a slave state but once admitted no more slaves could be brought into the state
500
what are corduroy rodes? and why was it a hazard to horses?
roads made of sawed off logs laid side by side horses would break their legs