The Worlds of North and South Vocabulary

person who favors an agricultural way of life and government policies that support agricultural interests

• agrarian

• cotton gin

• industrial

a hand-operated machine that cleans seeds and other unwanted material from cotton

• spinning genny

• powered loom

• cotton gin

the clearing away of forests

• spinning genny

• deforestation

• desolate

the dramatic change in economies and cultures brought about by the use of machines to do work formerly done by hand

• Agricultural Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• American Revolution

person whose wealth comes from owning an industrial businesses and who favors government policies that support industry

• farmer

• industrialist

• plantation owner

a large area of privately owned land where crops were grown by workers who were enslaved or free

• plantation

• industry

• manually

an influence that draws someone to a new location

• pull factor

• push factor

an influence that drives someone away from a location

• pull factor

• push factor

Eli Whitney invented the

• cotton gin

• light bulb

• steel-tipped plow

The rich ________ owned the factory.

• farmer

• industrialist

• reporter