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History Chapter 13 & 14 vocab
Chapter 13 & 14
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8th Grade
03/27/2013

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Telegraph
Definition
A device or system that uses electric signals to transmit messages by a code over wires
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Morse code
Definition
A system for transmitting messages that uses a sereis of dots and dashes to represent the letters of the alphabet numbers and puncuation
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trade union
Definition
Organization of workers with the same talent
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prejudice
Definition
An unfair opinion not based on facts
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nativist
Definition
a person who favors those born in his country in is opposed to immigrants
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cotton gin
Definition
a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber
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yeomen
Definition
Southern owner of a small farm that did not have slaves
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credit
Definition
form of loan ability to buy goods based on future payment
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overseer
Definition
a person who supervise a large operation or its workers
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Slave code
Definition
laws passed in the southern states that controlled slaves
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utopia
Definition
community based on a vision of a perfect society
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revival
Definition
a series of meetings conducted by a preacher
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temperance
Definition
the use of little to none of alcohol
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normal school
Definition
a two year school for teaching hig level graduates
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Transcendentalist
Definition
any of a group of new englanders
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civil disobedience
Definition
disobeying the civil rights
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abolitionist
Definition
a person who strongly favors doing away with slavery
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Underground Railroad
Definition
route that slaves used to escape to freedom
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feminist
Definition
person who wants to have an activity with female rights
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suffrage
Definition
right to vote
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womens rights movement
Definition
the movement that involves women in it
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coeducation
Definition
the teacing of male and females together
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clipper ship
Definition
a fast sailing ship with slender lines tall masts and large square sails
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