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Ch. 10 vocab
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History
8th Grade
02/09/2012

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contributed
Definition
added
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cotton gin
Definition
simple machine that quickly removed seeds.
Term
interchangeable parts
Definition
identical machine parts that could be put together quickly to make a complete product
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patent
Definition
legal rights to the invention.
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factory system
Definition
where all manufacturing steps are brought together in one place to increase efficiency.
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capitalism
Definition
economic system of the U.S.
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free enterprise
Definition
another term used to describe the American economy.
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elements
Definition
parts
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census
Definition
the official count of a population.
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revealed
Definition
to show something that was hidden.
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turnpikes
Definition
toll roads
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region
Definition
an area inside a larger area.
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canal
Definition
artificial waterway
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locks
Definition
separate compartments in which water levels were raised or lowered.
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sectionalism
Definition
loyalty to their region
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intense
Definition
strong feelings
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internal
Definition
within a location such as a nation or state
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state sovereignty
Definition
the idea that states have autonomous power/the right to govern themselves
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American System
Definition
3 parts;a protective tariff, a program of internal improvements, and a national bank.
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