8th Grade History Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| clipper ship | ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that "clipped" time from long journeys |
| telegraph | a device that used electric signals to send messages |
| morse code | a system of dots and dashes that represent the alphabet |
| innovation | a new development or invention |
| transform | to change significantly |
| trade union | group of workers with the same trade, or skill |
| strike | a work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer |
| prejudice | an unfair opinion not based on facts |
| discrimination | unfair treatment |
| famine | an extreme shortage of food |
| nativist | person opposed to immigration |
| community | group of people who live in the same area |
| license | to give an official authority to do something |
| productivity | a measure of how much a worker can produce with a given amount of time and effort |
| domestic slave trade | the trade of enslaved people among states of the United States |
| process | to prepare |
| consequence | result |
| yeoman | farmer who owns a small farm |
| overseer | plantation manager |
| spiritual | an African American religious folk song |
| slave codes | laws in a Southern state that controlled enslaved people |
| underground railroad | a system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped |
| literacy | the ability to read and write |
| brief | short |
| legal | permitted by law |
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