| A | B |
|---|
| Industrial Revolution | A time in late 1700's & early 1800's when new inventions changed the way people lived, worked and traveled. |
| textile mills | A factory where fibers such as cotton and wool are woven into cloth. |
| mass production | A way of manufacturing that produces large amouts of goods at one time. |
| interchangeable part | Identical copies of parts made by machines so that if one part breaks, an identical one can be installed. |
| transport | To carry. |
| canal | A human-made waterway. |
| locomotive | A railroad engine. |
| sectionalism | Regional loyalty. |
| state's rights | The idea that individual states have final authority over the national government. |
| secede | To leave the Union. |
| ruling | A decision. |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief shared by many Americans that it was the certain future of the United States to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. |
| dictator | A leader who has total authority. |
| forty-niner | A gold seeker who arrived in California in 1849. |
| relief | Differences in height of an area of land |
| elevation | The height of land. |
| reform | A change for the better. |
| public school | A school paid for by taxes and open to all children. |
| abolish | To end. |
| abolishionist | A person who wants to abolish slavery. |
| equality | The same rights for all people. |
| suffrage | The right to vote. |
