| A | B |
|---|
| interchangeable parts | standardized pieces allowing for faster production and easier replacement |
| mass production | manufacture of goods in large quantities |
| Industrial Revolution | social and economic changes brought on by the development of machines and factory work |
| Great Britain | "home" of the Industrial Revolution |
| cotton gin | device that had the effect of making slavery profitable again |
| American System | large-scale promotion of protective tariffs, a national bank, and transportation |
| National Road | first federally funded highway |
| Erie Canal | the "Big Ditch," linking western farmland to New York City |
| Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) | ruling that only the federal government could regulate interstate commerce |
| McCullough v. Maryland (1819) | ruling that states could not tax federal agencies |
| Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) | ruling that states could not break contracts |
| nationalism | idea that the interests of the country as a whole should be most important |
| Monroe Doctrine (1823) | stated position that Europeans should not interfere in the Americas |
| tariff | tax on imported goods |
| Lowell Mills | early example of textile industry |
