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Chapter 11- Industry and Growth

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A long slow process which changed the way goods were madeIndustrial Revolution
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?Great Britain
With what industry did the Industrial Revolution start?textile industry
He developed the spinning jenny.James Hargreaves
He developed a loom to turn threads into cloth.Edumund Cartwright
A person who invests in a business in order to make a profit.capitalist
Who brought the industrial revolution to the United States?Samuel Slater
He formed the Boston Associates.Francis Lowell Cabot
What was the Boston Associates main accomplishment?they put the spinning and weaving of cloth in one factory
What type of employees wer employed by the Lowell factory?women and children
Why did the Lowell factories hire women and children?They could be paid less than men
What were conditions like in the early factories?The hours were long
Who developed interchangeable parts?Eli Whitney
The movement of the population from farms to cities is called ________.Urbanization
What were some of the problems with growing citiesdirt streets were muddy when it rained, no sewers and people threw garbage in the streets, diseases spreed easily as well as fires.tree
What was considered the West in the early 1800's?the land betweenthe Mississsippi River andthe Appalachian Mountains
What was a turnpike?a road build by a private company where you were charged to use it
Who developed the steam engine?Robert Fulton
What was the famous canal build during this time?Erie Canal
What did the Erie Canal connect?Great Lakes with New York
He was the Frenchman who visited the United States and was impressed by the American transportation system.Alexis de Tocqueville
What was the Era of Good Feeling?a good time in American history
Who was the President in the Era of Good Feeling?James Monroe
What dynasty did we say ended with James Monroe?the Virginia dynasty
He was a leader from the SouthJohn C. Calhoun
He was an impressive speaker and spoke for the North.Daniel Webster
He was called the Great Compromiser and spoke for the west.Henry Clay
Why was the Second Bank of the United States chartered?the state banks were lending too much money and there was no one to oversee it.
How did the war of 1812 help lead tothe Industrial Revolution?During the War of 1812, there was a blockade of American ports and Americans came up with fatories as a way to meet their needs.
Which part of the country would be in favor of a protective tariff?the north
Loyalty to one's state or section rather than to the nation as a whole is called ______.sectionalism
What did the Supreme Court case of McCulloch vs. Maryland say?the states had no right to interfere with federal institutions within their borders.
What did the Supreme Court case of McCulloch vs Maryland say?the states had no right to interfere with federal institutins within their borders
What did the Supreme Court decision of Gibbon vs. Ogden say?upheld the power of the federal government to regulate commerce- state could only regulate trade within its own borders.
He was the one who called for mexicans to fight for their freedom.Father Miguel Hidalgo
He was also known as the Liberator because he helped so many South American countries fight for their freedom.Simon Bolivar
He helped to free Argentina from Spanish control.Jose de San Martin
Spain had lost all of its colonies in North America except which two.Puerto Rico and Cuba
Who had controlled Brazil?the Portuguese
People born in Latin America to Spanish parents were called __.Creoles
Who did Spain's former colonies model their constitutions on?the United States
Why did the countries of Latin America have trouble setting up a stable government?colonists had little or no experience in self-rule 2. there were economic problems and deep divisions betweenthe social classes 3. powerful leaders took advantage of the turmoil to seize control 4. many of hte nations were unable to achieve democrat
Spanish officials protected slaves who fled into Florida from what state?Georgia and South Carolina
What Native American tribe protected the former slaves?Seminoles
Who was sent in by the Aemricans to demolish the fort that protected former slaves?Andrew Jackson
What treaty gave Florida to the United States for $5 million.Adams-Onis
What did the Monroe Doctrine say?that the United States would stay out of Europe and it would protect the western hemisphere from European expansion
Did the United States have the power to enforce the Monroe Doctrine?no

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