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Geographic, Economic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cotton gin, | Invented by Eli Whitney, it sped up cotton cleaning and increased the demand for slave labor in the South. |
| interchangeable parts, | Also developed by Eli Whitney; parts made to be identical, making repairs and mass production easier. |
| sectionalism, | Loyalty to one’s region (North, South, or West) rather than the nation as a whole, often caused by economic and political differences. |
| factory systems, | Method of production bringing workers and machines together under one roof, common in the industrial North. |
| American System, | Henry Clay’s plan to strengthen the economy through tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements like roads and canals. |
| Jacksonian Democracy, | Political movement that expanded power to the common man and increased participation in government under Andrew Jackson. |
| Universal suffrage, | The extension of voting rights to all white men, not just property owners, during the Jacksonian era. |
| Laissez-faire economics, | Idea that the government should not interfere much in business or the economy. |
| the second national bank, | Rechartered in 1816 to stabilize the economy but opposed by Jackson, who saw it as favoring the wealthy. |
| Democratic Republicans, | Political party founded by Jefferson that supported states’ rights, agriculture, and limited government. |
| Henry Clay, | Politician who promoted the American System and worked on major compromises to keep the nation together. |
| Mass Production, | Manufacturing of goods in large quantities using machines and interchangeable parts, fueling the Industrial Revolution. |
| Tariff 1816 | First protective tariff in U.S. history, designed to protect American industry from cheap British imports. |
| plantation, | Large farms in the South that relied on enslaved labor to grow cash crops like cotton and tobacco. |