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Chapter 13 Review
This is a review for Chapter 13.
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Social Studies
8th Grade
04/01/2013

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Railroads
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These connected the Midwest to the East by 1860.
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Yeomen
Definition
This group of whites was the largest group in the South.
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Spirituals
Definition
This are songs that African Americans sang that expressed beliefs of the South's enslaved workers.
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cotton
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This is the main crop of the Deep South.
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unions
Definition
organizations formed to improve working conditions
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telegraph
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This sped up communication to keep up with industrial growth.
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field hands
Definition
Most of the enslaved people that worked on plantations were these.
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plantation owners
Definition
These people measured their wealth partly by how many slaves they had.
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slave codes
Definition
One of these was that it was a crime to educate slaves.
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Ireland
Definition
A famine in this country sent many immigrants to the US.
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earn a profit
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This was the main goal of plantation owners.
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Underground Railroad
Definition
This was a network of people who helped thousands of slaves escape to the North by providing transportation and hiding places.
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strikes
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These were used to get higher wages and a shorter workday by workers.
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nativists
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These people opposed immigration.
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steamboat
Definition
This invention allowed for the easy transport of goods upstream.
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cotton gin
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This invention increased the production of cotton.
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Harriet Tubman
Definition
She was a famous Underground Railroad conductor.
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canal
Definition
This transportation improvement led to the growth of cities like Cincinnati.
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clipper ships
Definition
This were fast ships that saved time on ocean travel.
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Nat Turner
Definition
He was a slave who led a violent rebellion in Virginia in 1831.
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