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| Eli Whitney | Inventor of the cotton gin which enabled cotton-cleaning process to be faster and more efficient. |
| Free Enterprise | Economy that thrives through supply and demand with little government intervention and regulation. |
| Gibbons vs. Ogden | Supreme Court ruled in 1824 that where state and federal laws on interstate commerce conflict, federal laws are superior. |
| Industrial Revolution | Factory machines began replacing hand tools and manufacturing replaced farming as the main form of work in Britain, late 18th century. |
| Manifest Destiny | Belief that the United States was destined to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. |
| McCullough vs Maryland | Supreme Court ruled in 1819 that Congress had the power to establish a national bank and that the Maryland tax on that bank was unconstitutional. |
| Monroe Doctrine | Policy of US opposition to any European interference in the Western Hemisphere, announced by President Monroe in 1823. |
| Protective Tariff | Set higher to persuade consumers to buy goods made in their own country instead of purchasing foreign-made products. |
| War of 1812 | Angered by Britain's interference in the nation's affairs, the United States went to war. It showed that the US was willing and able to protect its national interests. |
| Lewis & Clark Expedition | Group led by Merewether Lewis and William Clark who explored the lands of the Louisiana Purchase beginning in 1803. |
| Peaceable Coercion | Jefferson gave restricted access to US markets when Britain did not allow free trade rather than have a war. |
| Patriotism | Love of and devotion to one's country |
| Manufacturing | Making of wares or goods by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale |
| Interchangeable Parts | Parts that are exactly alike. |
| Cotton Gin | Machine invented in 1793 that cleaned cotton much faster and far more efficiently than human workers. |
| Plantation Culture | Way of life shared by plantation owners and slaves including art, beliefs and customs. |
| Nationalism | Feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward one's country. |
| Sectionalism | Placing of the interests of one's own region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole. |
| Era of Good Feelings | Describes the national mood of the US from about 1815-1825 marking a lower level of concern over potential foreign intervention. |
| Missouri Compromise | Series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free state. |
| Transportation Technology | Technology which allows people and goods to be transported farther and faster. Ex. Steamboats during the early 1800's. |
