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ch. 11 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Smauel Slater | Came from the British to the US to teach the people how to make mills. he built the 1st in the US |
| Industrial Revolution | factory machines replaced hand tools |
| Factory System | brought many worker and machines together under one roof. |
| lowell mills | textile mills in villages that employed farm girls |
| interchangeable parts | parts that are exactly alike |
| Robert Fulton | invented a steamboat that could against currents and strong winds |
| Samuel F. B. Morse | invented the telegraph |
| Eli Whitney | invents the cotton gin |
| Cotton Gin | machine that cleans cotton efficiently |
| Spirituals | religious folk songs |
| Nat Turner | most famous rebellion was led by him |
| Nationalism | feeling of loyalty and pride toward your country |
| Henry Clay | Representative from Kentucky |
| American System | 1. establish a protective tariff 2. establish a national bank 3. improve the country's transportation systems |
| Erie Canal | created a water route between New york city, Buffalo |
| James Monroe | won the presidency for the Era of Good Feelings |
| Sectionalism | loyalty to the interests of your own region |
| Missouri Compromise | clay's Plan in 1820. kept balance in Senate btwn. slave states and free states. |
| Monroe Doctrine | policy that protected Latin America |