Social Studies Chapters 9 & 10

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Industrial Revolution

social and economic changes that occurred when manufacturing shifted from people's homes and shops to factories

municipal

of a city or urban political unit

raw materials

unprocessed natural products used in manufacturing

temperance

the resolution not to drink alcohol

Utopia

a community established to create social and political reform

antebellum

time period before Civil War

artisan

worker trained in a skilled trade

cash crop

single crop grown in large quantities for sale, often as an important source of income

cultural heritage

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

plantation

large estate's farm on which crops are raised

yeoman farmer

owner of a small farm