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Unit 10 Vocabulary. 8 th Grade US History SBMS. abolition. the legal prohibition and ending of slavery. American System.
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Unit 10 Vocabulary 8th Grade US History SBMS
abolition • the legal prohibition and ending of slavery
American System • the policy of promoting industry in the U.S. by adoption of a high protective tariff and of developing internal improvements by the federal government (as advocated by Henry Clay from 1816 to 1828)
Census • a count of the population
cotton gin a machine for separating the fibers of cotton from the seeds.
emigrant • departing or having departed from a country to settle elsewhere
factory system • the system of manufacturing that began in the 18th century with the development of the power loom and the steam engine and is based on concentration of industry into large establishments
Industrial revolution • The change from a agrarian society to one based on industry which began in Great Britain and spread to the US around the 1800’s.
interchangeable part • Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces
Manifest Destiny • The idea popular in the US during the 1800’s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific.
Mountain Men • A frontiersman living in the wilderness, as in the Rocky Mountains
reform • to put or change into an improved form or condition
suffrage • The right to vote
technology • The application of scientific discoveries to practical use
temperance • The use of little or no alcoholic drink
transcendentalist • Any of a group of New England writers who stressed the relationship between human beings and nature, spiritual things over material things, and the importance of the individual conscience.
turnpikes • A road that one must pay to use; the money is used to pay for the road