vocabulary ch.9-10

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antebellum

a time period before the civil war

artisan

a worker trained in cabinetmaking or painting

cash crop

a single crop growing in large quantities for sale

cultural heritage

the customs, language, and beliefs of a people's culture

plantation

a large estate's form on which crops are raised

yeoman farmer

owner of a small farm

industrial revolution

social and economic changes that occurred when manufacturing shifted from peoples homes and shops to factories

municipal

of a city or urban political unit

raw materials

unprocessed nation products used in manufacturing

temperance

the resolution not to drink any alcoholic beverages