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Chapter 12
The American Promise 5th Edition. Professor: Jones-Reed : Keywords
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Samuel F.B. Morse | Developer of the telegram |
| American System | The practice of manufacturing and then assembling interchangeable parts |
| Henry Clay | Whig presidential candidate |
| Brigham Young | Leader of the church |
| John Deere | Developer of a strong steel plow |
| Manifest Destiny | Coined term by John L. Sullivan |
| Zachery Taylor | Popular American general |
| Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Reformer of the national woman’s right convention |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | Mexican general and political leader |
| Joseph Smith Jr. | Upstate New York farm boy |
| Frederick Douglas | Former slave lecturer |
| Harriet Tubman | Escaped slave from Maryland |
| Transcendentalism | Alternative to mainstream valves |
| Seneca Falls of Declaration of Sentiments | Civil liberties for woman |
| Underground Railroads | Network |
| Stephen F. Austin | American who received a huge tract of land |
| Mechanical Reapers | Tools that helped harmers harvest more land |