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chap 19
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History
8th Grade
03/21/2011

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agrarian
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person who favors an agricultural way of life and a government that supports its interests
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plantation
Definition
large area of privately owned land where crops were grown with labor of workers (usually slaves) who lived on the land
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cotton gin
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hand operated machine invented by Eli Whitney that cleans seeds and other unwanted material from cotton
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industrial revolution
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gradual process in which machines replaced hand tools
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industialist
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person whose wealth comes from ownership of industrial buisness and who favors government that supports its interests
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immigrant
Definition
person who moves from one country to another in order to settle there
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