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Maloney Chapter 15 History

35 terms

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F.B. MorseTelegraph & Morse code
Cyrus McCormickReaper
Elias HoweSewing Machine
Charles GoodyearVulcanized rubber
StrikeEmployees refuse to work hoping to force their employer to meet their demands
Trade UnionGroup who try to improve wage and working conditions in their trade or craft
DiscriminationThe unfair treatment of a group of people compared with another group
Slave codesLaws that tightened owners’ control over slaves
AbolitionPutting an end to slavery
Know-Nothing PartyPolitical group who supported only white Protestant native-born candidates
NativismThe belief that immigrants threaten traditional American culture & institutions
IceOne of the most successful trade items in the north
CityGrowing enterprise and industry create a growth of these in the North
Grain & CattleTwo products that brought significant wealth to farmers in the Midwest
RailroadMode of transportation responsible for growth of cities in Midwest
25%Percentage of southern whites who actually owned slaves
Frederick DouglassName of escaped slave who buys his freedom & goes on to become a famous public speaker
PropertySlaves were viewed as this under the law
Nat TurnerThe preacher who started a slave revolt
Abe LincolnYoung politician who opposed the beliefs of the Know-Nothing Party
Strike Back; Escape; RevoltSlaves did these three things to resist slavery
Name two ways a slave could gain freedomPay; Escape
Two main reasons for employees to strikeLow wages; long hours
Strikes were risky at this time because they were whatIllegal
Most immigrants came from what part of EuropeNorth
Why did arrival of immigrants scare native-born AmericansTake jobs & Change in Culture
Which immigrant group received most of the hostilityRoman Catholic
How were free African Americans treated in Northdenied church; schooling; right to vote
How did slaves secretly strike back against their masterpretend illness; forgetfulness; not understanding or to be stupid; work slowly or break things
75% of this region's main crop was exported to BritainThe South
Frederick douglass settled in this northern stateMassachusetts
Ice was this region's most successful trade itemNew England/Northeast
City where the McCormick Reaper factory was locatedChicago, Illinois
Cities that were centers of Midwest river tradeCincinnati and St. Louis
Region that prospered by raising wheat and cornMidwest/ Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, and Missouri


McCall Middle
Winchester, MA

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