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| cotton gin | Eli Whitney's invention that sped up the process of cleaning cotton fibers. |
| capitalists | People with money to invest in business to make a profit (spinning mills). |
| interchangeable parts | Eli Whitney's idea to create identical parts which allowed factories to produce goods more quickly and cheaply. |
| James Monroe | Our fifth President, was best known for serving during the Era of Good Feelings. |
| Simon Bolivar | Known as the liberator of Latin America. Fought for the independence of Venezuela from Spain. |
| turnpikes | Roads that in order to travel on them you had to pay a toll. This was necessary to pay for the cost of building the roads. |
| Spinning Jenny | Invented by James Hargreaves, it was a machine that allowed a worker to spin several threads at the same time. |
| Industrial Revolution | Before this event, goods were produced by hand, now they were produced by machine. |
| Francis Cabot Lowell | Famous for establishing the Boston Associates which developed a textile mill in Waltham Massachusetts. |
| De Witt Clinton | Responsible for convincing the state legislature to provide money to build the Erie Canal. |
| Rise in women and child labor | This happened because they would work for less money than their male counterparts. |
| Improvements in Transportation | Improvements were made because more and more people were moving west. |
| Erie Canal | This body of water opened trade from the Great Lakes to New York City. |
| The American System | Developed by Henry Clay, called for high tariffs on foreign goods to help northern factories, northerners would buy farm products from the South and West. |
| The Durham Report | This document called for Britain to give Canada control over local affairs and that Upper and Lower Canada should be united. |
| Adams-Onis Treaty | Due to Andrew Jackson's efforts, Spain gave Florida to the U.S. and received $5 million in return. |
| Monroe Doctrine | The U.S. would not interfere in European affairs, if European nations did not interfere with the newly independent Latin American countries. |
| Textile Industry | This was the first industry affected by the Industrial Revolution. |
| Growth of Cities | This occurred due to the presence of factories which attracted many workers to the area. |
| British Blockade during the War of 1812 | This actually boosted American industry, because it encouraged Americans to make goods that they used to buy from Europe. |
| Covered Bridges | These became popular because they would last longer than normal bridges. |
| Era of Good Feelings | This occurred during Monroe's Presidency, the result was the end of the Federalist party. |
| Second Bank of the United States | This was a result of problems with state banks. |
| Tariff of 1816 | Immediately raised prices of goods imported from Europe. |
| Henry Clay | He believed in high tariffs to protect U.S. industry. |
| Canada's Independence | They won their independence through peaceful means, unlike the U.S. |
| John Fitch and Robert Fulton | They are best known for their use of steamboats as a new form of transportation. |
