Chapter 13 and 14 Industrial Revolution flashcards

Terms	Definitions
textiles	cloth
technology	tools used to produce goods or to do work
interchangeable parts	Process developed by Eli Whitney in the 1790s that called for making each vital part of a machine exactly the same
mass production	Efficient production of large numbers of identical goods
trade union	Workers' organizations that try to improve pay and working conditions.
strikes	Refusals of workers to perform their jobs until employers meet their demands.
telegraph	Machine invented by Samuel Morse in 1837 that uses pulses of electric current to send messages across long distances through wires.
cotton gin	device invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 to separate cotton plants' fibers from the seeds; revolutionized the cotton industry
cotton belt	region stretching from Georgia to east Texas where most U.S. cotton was produced during the mid - 1800's
factors	crop brokers who managed the trade between southern planters and their customers
scientific agriculture	use of scientific techniques to improve crop production
yeomen	small landowning farmers
folktales	oral stories that often provide a moral lesson
spirituals	emotional Christian songs sung by slaves inthe South that mixed African and European elements and usually expressed slaves' religious beliefs

12.9 secs by Samantha_O

195,700 points by alexislampe

Quizlet