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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cotton Gin | |
| Eli Whitney | Creator of the cotton Gin |
| Effects of the cotton gin | cleaning cotton got faster. more can be picked |
| Erie Canal | connected Hudson River To Lake Erie |
| Effects of Erie Canal | increased trade |
| sectionalism | pride for ones section |
| North | Daniel Webster |
| South | John C. Calhoun |
| West | Henry Clay |
| North Thoughts about western land | to discourage westward migration of northeast labor force |
| south thoughts about western land | encourage westward migration |
| west thoughts about western land | to aid settlement by small farmers |
| N Tariffs | YES |
| S Tariffs | NO |
| W Tariffs | YES |
| Monroe Doctrine | no Europeans in western hemisphere |
| tariff of abominations | protect industries in north |
| South Carolinas Reaction | lead to nullification crisis |
| trail of tears | forced Native Americans out of unknown land. Many died. |
| Manifest Destiny | sea to shining sea |
| gold rush | Cali James marshall at sutters mill |
| oregon country | Russia U.S Great Britain Spain all wanted it |
| Texas | owned by mexico. US wanted it |
| The Mexican War | won by US to get Texas California Nevada for 15 million |
| mormons | moved to utah. Brigham young Was the leader |
| immigrants in america | mainly germans and irish |
| nativist | american born white man who doesn't like immigrants |
| know nothing party | had secret meetings and lectures |
| push pull factors | something to get more people to your country or something to leave your country about |
| Abolitionist | someone who wants to end slavery |
| famous abolitionists | Harriet tubman, sojourner truth, the grimke sisters, fredrick douglass, william lloyd garrison |
| slave codes | rules that took away slaves basic rights |
| industrialization | more industry. TRAIN |