Lecture Notes Vocabulary

Flashcards of key vocabulary terms from lecture notes.

Rural

Relating to countryside

Impressment

The act of seizing individuals or property for public service

Treaty of Ghent

Treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain

Eli Whitney

Inventor of the cotton gin

Cotton Gin

A machine that automated the separation of cottonseed from raw cotton

Industrialization

The process of transforming from an agrarian society to one based on manufacturing

Contiguous

Sharing a common border; touching

Black Codes

Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after the Civil War

Insurgents

People who revolt against civil authority or an established government