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Unit 7 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| James Monroe | Gave the Monroe Doctrine, Fifth president, Created the Missouri Compromise |
| John Quincy Adams | U.S ambassador and part of Monroe's cabinet who negotiated the settling of Americans in Oregan and created the Adams- Onis treaty. |
| Monroe Doctrine | James Monroe's declaration that Europe will not try and conquer Central America. |
| Latin America | Newly freed countries under the United States including Mexico and Central America. |
| Adams-Onis treaty | An agreement between America and Spain, which was negotiated by John Quincy Adams, where Spain gave Florida to America. Showed that America was not to be messed with. |
| Cede | For a country to give land to another |
| Annex | The process which adds countries. |
| Convention of 1818 | A treaty that set the boundary between the Northern part of the Louisiana Purchase and Great Britians land. Followed the 49th Parallel |
| Industrial Revolution | The manufacturing boost during the 1800s that created new tools and grew Americas economy. |
| Lowell Mill girls | Girls that were hired by Lowell Mills to work for them. They worked long and difficult hours for a few years. Important because it gave women financial independence. |
| Samuel Slater | Brought factories plans from Great Britian to America which he memorized. The blueprints were eventually used to create the first steam powered factory |
| Richard Arkwright | Inventor of the water frame which allowed cotton to be turned into yarn using the speed of water instead of by hand |
| Urbanization | People began giving up farming to go move into cities to work in factories. |
| Interchangeable Parts | Created by Eli Whitney and it allowed for single parts to be sold instead |
| Eli Whitney | Created interchangeable parts which allowed single parts to be bought and installed instead of buying a new thing. Also invented the cotton gin |
| Telegraph | A device created by James Morse which communicated through Morse code over long distances. |
| Irish | Immigrants which came to the US due to famine. Were not trusted to have jobs in politics and other places. Worked in cities in the northeast. |
| Germans | Immigrants who came to the U.S due to escaping political views. Worked on farms in the Midwest. |
| Emmigrant | Someone who leaves their country of origin |
| Immigrant | Someone who enters into a new country for different reasons. |
| Potato Famine | A potato disease that left Ireland with little food and millions dead. One of the causes for Irish immigrants. |
| Era of Good Feelings | Occurred during James Monroe's presidency when majority of things were at peace |
| American System | Henry Clay created it to help America become self reliable instead of dependent on European goods. |
| Henry Clay | Created the American system. |
| Erie Canal | A canal made off of Lake Erie to connect New York to it. |
| Nationalism | Increased after the War of 1812 and was a feeling of pride for ones country. |
| Sectionalism | Pride for ones section of a country |
| Tariff | A tax on imports which was created by Alexander Hamiltons financial plan |
| Infrastructure | The communication and transportation system of the U.S which was improved by the telegraph and steam engines. |
| Cotton Gin | Created by Eli Whitney and it allowed more cotton to be produced in a day by having the machine pick out seeds |
| Memphis | The hub for cotton exporting and trading |
| Slave Codes | Individual to each state. Laws that controlled how slaves behaved and what they were allowed to do. |
| Spirituals | Music and songs that were used by slaves to represent their faith and created the catagories jazz and blues. |
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