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Growth 19th cent
Growth of Industry, Democracy, and the U.S. States
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1803 | America buys Louisiana from the French for $15 million (the Louisiana Purchase) |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that the United States would spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
| Industrial Revolution | A change from handmade products to machine manufacturing; people move to cities for factory jobs |
| U.S.-Mexican War | Conflict caused by U.S. annexing Texas. U.S. won; got Mexican Cession |
| rural | Having to do with areas outside a city |
| urban | Having to do with cities |
| Lowell system | Factory system in MA using young girls to labor in textile (cloth) factories |
| Spoils System | Jackson’s idea of rewarding political party supporters with government jobs |
| Andrew Jackson | Hero of the War of 1812; 1st president from the west; represented the common man |
| Eli Whitney | Inventor of the cotton gin and the idea of interchangeable parts |
| Cotton Gin | Machine used to separate seeds from cotton fibers; caused an increase in demand for slaves |
| McCormick’s Reaper | Invention in agriculture that increased farmers’ ability to harvest crops quickly |
| immigrants | Person who moves from one country to another usually for better opportunities |
| Internal improvements | Improvements made to the inside of America such as building roads, bridges & canals |
| Nullification | The process a state follows to get rid of a law that it does not agree with; Suggested by John C. Calhoun |
| Indian Removal Act | Policy during Andrew Jackson’s presidency forcing Indians to pay for land or move west (Trail of Tears |
| John C. Calhoun | Senator from South Carolina created nullification process and believed in states’ rights |
| Northwest Ordinance | Plan of govt. for the lands in the Northwest Territory; divide the area into territories |
| Gadsden Purchase | Strip of land south of Mexican Cession (added to AZ & NM) purchased from Mexico |
| Mexican Cession | Land given up by Mexico: all of current southwest U.S. (CA, AZ, NM, CO, NV, UT) |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | Agreement officially ended US-Mexican War |
| Adams-Onis Treaty | Agreement with Spain giving Florida to the U.S. |
| Oregon Territory | Land in Pacific Northwest region acquired through treaty with Great Britiain; rich, fertile soil |
| Texas Annexation | Land added to US that led to US-MX War; North opposed to entry as slave state |
| John Quincy Adams | 6th President; Favored strong Nationalism against states’ rights and spoke out against pro-slavery messages |
| Henry Clay | Influential Congressman from the west; Great Compromiser- ended the Nullification crisis; Internal improvements |
| Steamboat | Invented by Robert Fulton; powered boats against the current; used a steam engine |
| Tariff | Tax on imported goods; raised prices; hurt the south |
| Secession | When a state would like to leave the country and start a new country |
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