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Ch. 14 SS test!
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Social Studies
8th Grade
03/07/2019

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How did work change after industrialization?
Definition
A lot! From farm to factory
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Describe how Harriet Tubman helped slaves
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She escaped slavery and helped many slaves to freedom
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How did enslaved workers help plantation owners status?
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The more slaves the higher the status
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How immigration changed American culture?
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It enriched our culture
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When were the telegraph and locomotive invented?
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Locomotive first, telegraph second
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Describe a trade union
Definition
Group of workers with same skill
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How do you purchase goods without money?
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Credit
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What is literacy?
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Ability to read and write
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What is discrimination?
Definition
Unfair treatment to a group of people
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What is capital?
Definition
Money to invest
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When and where was the Great Train Wreck?
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Pennsylvania
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People opposed to immigration?
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Nativists
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What are Spirituals?
Definition
African American religious folksongs
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What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery?
Definition
Increased domestic slave trade
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Where was most of the train track put in?
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The North
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How much track was installed by 1840?
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Look at graph on test
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How long was a work day in factories in 1840?
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11.4 hours
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How did factories impact urban growth?
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Helped them grow
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How did the percent of immigration population change 1820 to 1860?
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Increased
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Describe factory work conditions and the impacts on workers
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Long workdays,dangerous conditions,led to many accidents and sometimes death.
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Why did the south have poor literacy?
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Slaves weren't allowed to read or write
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How did cotton production impact the numbers of slaves?
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In order to grow more cotton, plantation owners needed more slaves.
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