Chapter 13 and 14 Industrial Revolution

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Chapter 13 and 14 Industrial Revolution

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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

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