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| abolition | the official end to the practice of slavery |
| cotton gin | invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, a machine that removes the seeds from cotton |
| Democratic Party | one of the two major U.S. political parties; founded in 1828 by Andrew Jackson to support a decentralized government and states' rights |
| factory system | a manufacturing system in which products are created on a large scale by using machines in factories, rather than by individuals |
| Indian Removal Act | a law passed by Congress in 1830 to authorize the forced resettlement of Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi River in an area west of the Mississippi known as Indian Territory (later to become Oklahoma) |
| industrialization | the transformation from producing goods by hand to producing goods by machine |
| manifest destiny | the belief, held by many Americans in the 1840s, that the United States was destined to spread across the North American continent and beyond |
| market economy | a type of economy in which prices and wages are determined mainly by supply and demand |
| market revolution | the transition of a society from having a traditional economy to a market economy |
| Marshall Court | the Supreme Court during John Marshall's term as chief justice, from 1801 to 1835 |
| mass production | the manufacturing of goods on a large scale in factories |
| nullification | the act of making something legally invalid |
| productivity | the rate at which goods are produced |
| Second Great Awakening | from about 1795 to 1835, a period of renewed religious fervor among Christians in the United States |
| Seneca Falls Convention | held on July 19 and 20, 1848, the gathering of supporters of women's rights that launched the women's suffrage movement |
| spoils system | the practice of giving appointed positions in government to people loyal to the party in power |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| traditional economy | a type of economy in which resources are used for purposes established by long-standing custom and goods are bartered or informally exchanged |
