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American History Chapter 8

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manufacturingthe making of products by machinery
Market Revolutionthe change in the way Americans made, bought and sold goods
centralizedall the tasks involved in making a product were carried out in one place
free enterprise systeman economic system in which companies compete for profits; also called capitalism
capitalwealth that can be invested to produce goods and make money
bank notea piece of paper that banks issued to their customers to pay for goods and services
urbanplaces made up mostly of one or more cities
population densitythe amount of people living within a given space
industrializationthe growth of industry
tenementscrowded apartments with poor standards of sanitation, safety and comfort
strikework stoppage
labor unionan organization of workers formed to protect the interests of its members
ruralan area made up mostly of farms and countryside instead of cities
Turner's RebellionAfrican American man led up to 70 slaves in raids on white families in southeastern Virginia
McCulloch vs. Marylandcourt case that ruled that Congress did have the authority to charter a bank
Dartmouth College vs. Woodwardcourt ruled that states cannot interfere in business contracts
Gibbons vs. Ogdencase that ruled states could not regulate commerce on interstate waterways
Monroe Doctrinedeclaration that the U.S. would oppose efforts by any outside power to control a nation in the Western Hemisphere
patronagegiving government jobs to friends and supporters
spoils systemsystem or practice of giving appointed offices as rewards from the successful party in an election
Tariff of 1828a heavy tax on imports designed to discourage foreign imports and encourage American manufacturing
secedeto withdraw
Indian Removal Actauthorized the President to give Native Americans land in parts of the Louisiana Purchase in exchange for lands taken in the East
Trail of Tearsthe forced movement of Cherokees in 1838-1839 to land west of the Mississippi


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