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AmHist 1 U7L2 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Sectionalism | extreme loyalty to a particular region of a nation |
Factory System | system of manufacturing where goods are produced in a factory by hourly workers |
Immigrants | foreigners who came to the United States to live and work |
Tariffs | tax on goods imported or brought in from other countries |
Federalism | a system of government where power is divided between the national government and the states |
Nullification | refusal by a state to follow a national law |
Missouri Compromise | agreement that any state that applied for statehood above the 36'30 line would be free and any state that applied for statehood below the 36'30 line would be a slave state |
Abolitionist | person who wants to end slavery |
Nat Turner's Rebellion | rebellion led by Nat Turner where 60 whites were killed so Nat Turner was hung; further divided the slavery issue between the North and South |
Cotton gin | this invention led to a major growth in cotton production and the demand for more slaves. |
Cotton is King | phrase used to describe the growing cotton society in the south after the cotton gin was invented |
Latitude | imaginary lines that are seen on a map or globe going east or west; used to help determine a location |
Longitude | imaginary lines that are seen on a map or globe going north or south; used to help determine a location. |
Nullify | to refuse to follow a national law |