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Chapter 11 Review
Question | Answer |
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Industrial Revolution | A large economic boom, shifting from agriculture to industry. (production, textiles, and infrastructure) etc. |
Factory system | Brought many workers and machines under one roof to mass produce goods. |
Interchangeable parts | The use of parts that are exactly alike. (for easy maintenance) |
Henry Clay | "Great Compromiser" also introduced the American System |
Cotton Gin | Made the cotton cleaning process more efficient |
Sectionalism | Loyalty to the interests of your own region. |
Nationalism | Loyalty to the interests of your country as a whole. |
Eli Whitney | Revolutionary inventor (cotton gin, interchangeable parts, etc.) |
American System | A plan to improve the entire United States. (Business, Bank/Trade, and infrastructure. [specifically transportation]) |
Samuel Morse | Inventor of the telegraph |
Missouri Compromise | Kept slave and free states balanced in the Senate. |
Monroe Doctrine | Prevented further colonization of the Americas. |
James Monroe | US president who issued Monroe Doctrine. |
Robert Fulton | Inventor of the steamboat |
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine? | To prevent further colonization of the Americas. |
What are the economic factors that brought on industrialization and urbanization of the US? | The factory system, river power, and other inventions contributed to the US's capability to mass produce goods. |
Explain and give examples of how technological innovations changed life in the US. | Inventions and infrastructure allowed the US to mass produce goods and develope a strong economy, such as the cotton gin allowing cotton products to be mass produced. |
Explain the growth and development of the plantation system and how it contributed to slavery. | Agricultural innovations allowed for the expansion of plantations, creating the need for more slaves. |