Question 1

A group of advisers to the president..

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cabinet

Question 2

A tax on imported goods

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tariff

Question 3

A legislative grant of money to finance a government program or agency.

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appropriation

Question 4

secret, stealthy

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furtive

Question 5

vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

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gusto

Question 6

A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s

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Industrial Revolution

Question 7

A method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building.

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factory system

Question 8

Great destruction; chaos.

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havoc

Question 9

Hurry; accelerate; rush.

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hasten

Question 10

Progress toward a destination or goal.

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headway

Question 11

Place in which to live; a residence.

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habitation

Question 12

Very tiring, calling for an extreme effort

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grueling

Question 13

Identical components that can be used in place of one another in manufacturing.

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interchangeable parts

Question 14

textile factory located in Massachusetts that employed farm girls who lived in company-owned boardinghouses

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Lowell mills

Question 15

A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793

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cotton gin

Question 16

Religious folk songs that blended biblical themes with the realities of slavery.

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spirituals

Question 17

Leader of a slave rebellion in 1831 in Virginia. Revolt led to the deaths of 20 whites and 40 blacks.

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Nat Turner

Question 18

About to happen, hanging over in a menacing way.

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impending

Question 19

To light up or make clear.

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illuminate

Question 20

Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling.

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imperious

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