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| Industrial Revolution | a period of time marked by the rise of factories that used machines to produce goods |
| textile | fabric, expecially woven or knitted |
| factory system | system that used machinery and workers together |
| interchangeable parts | system of making parts that are exactly alike |
| division of labor | dividing up the work and giving each worker one or two simple jobs |
| mass production | goods made in large quantities in a short time, for less cost |
| Wilderness Road | rocky trail through the Appalachian Mountains; traveled by settlers heading south |
| turnpike | private road blocked by pikes; required payment of a toll by travelers |
| toll | a fee paid to use a road or turnpike |
| National Road | a government-funded roadway that led to the West |
| canal | a channel dug out and filled with water to allow boats to cross a stretch of land |
| nationalism | feelings of pride and devotion to one's country |
| American System | system proposed by Henry Clay that aimed to help the economy of each section of the country and increase the power of the federal government |
| protective tariff | a tax on imports designed to protect American industries and goods |
| monopoly | exclusive control of a product or service in a particular market by a single company |
| interstate commerce | trade between states |
| sectionalism | rivalry based on the special interests of different areas |
| Missouri Compromise | passed in 1820, it allowed all new states north of the Missouri Compromise line to enter the Union as free states; it would keep an even balance of power in the Senate--12 free states and 12 slave states |
| ultimatum | a demand that could have serious consequences |
| diplomatic recognition | an official acknowledgment |
| Monroe Doctrine | a policy that warned European nations not to interfere in the Americas |
