A | B |
sectionalism | extreme loyalty to a particular region of a nation |
factory system | a system of manufacturing where goods are produced in a factory by hourly workers |
immigrants | foreigners who come to the United States to live and work |
tariffs | tax on goods imported or bought in from other countries |
federalism | a system of government where power is divided between the national government and the states |
nullification | refusal of a state to follow a national law |
Missouri Compromise | new states above the 36'30 line were free states, below the 36'30 line were slave states |
abolitionist | a person who wants to end slavery |
Nat Turner's Rebellion | led by Nat Turner; 60 whites killed; Nat Turner hanged; further divided the nation |
cotton gin | led to a major growth in cotton production and demand for slaves |
Cotton is King | described the growing cotton society in the south after the cotton gin was invented |
lattitude | imaginary lines going east and west on a map |
longitude | imaginary lines going north and south on a map |
mullify | to refuse to follow a national law |