| A | B |
| rural | a country or farming place far from a city |
| industry | made up of businesses that sell certain products and services |
| transportation | the process of carrying things from one place to another |
| canal | a human-build waterway used for transportation |
| urban area | a city area |
| opinion | a belief or feeling |
| fact | information that can be proven true |
| slavery | a system in which people are forced to work without pay |
| abolitionist | someone who works to abolish or end slavery |
| reform | to change something to make it better |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| secede | to separate from the rest of the country |
| union | another word for the United States |
| manufacturing | the process of making goods |
| emancipation | becoming free |