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Chapter 9 Vocabulary
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History
5th Grade
04/13/2010

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Erie Canal
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First United States canal, from Albany, New York, to Buffalo, New York
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Industrial Revolution
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Term for all the changes in the way goods were produced and the way people lived and worked. Started in England and spread throughout the world
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Livestock
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Farm animals, such as beef cattle, dairy cows, sheep, and hogs
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Plank Roads
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Made from wooden boards, built along stretches where heavy wagons traveled regularly. These roads were common in the United States during the 1850s.
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Toll
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A fee charged for the use of roads or bridges
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Wilderness Road
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Opened up over the Appalachian Mountains into Kentucky by Daniel Boone
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Hub
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The connection center for a transportation network
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Transcontinental Railroad
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The first rail system that connected the east and west coasts of America
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Brand
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a distinguishing mark made by burning with a hot iron on cattle to identify ownership
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Mass Production
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The making of goods in large quantities in factories, often using standard designs and assembly lines
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Reservations
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Tracts of land set aside by the government
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