Indusrial Revolution
What man-made waterway joined the East and Midwest together?
Erie Canal
Why did pioneer families usually settled along large rivers like the Ohio and the
Mississippi?
So they could ship their crops to market.
What are things like canals and roads that would help develop the nation's transportation system called?
Internal improvements
What nickname was Henry Clay given because he tried to resolve sectional
disputes through compromise?
“the Great Compromiser”
Who was sent to stop Seminole Indians living in Spanish Florida from raiding farms in Georgia?
General Andrew Jackson
Why did they decide to build a canal, or artificial waterway, across New York?
River travel depended on existing rivers and could not tie the eastern and western parts of the country together.
What allowed people to live farther away from the rivers?
More canals
Which War Hawk supported programs he felt would benefit the South?
John C. Calhoun
What was Henry Clay’s economic system that was supposed to help the whole country called?
The "American System"
How did Jackson stop the Indian raids?
He invaded Florida, captured two forts, executed two British subjects, and removed the governor from office.
What country were most of the immigrant workers who helped build the 363-mile Erie Canal from?
Ireland
What is the period after the War of 1812 when there weren’t many political differences and there was a renewed feeling of American patriotism called?
Era of good Feelings
Why was the Tariff of 1816 a “protective” tariff?
It was suppose to protect American industries from foreign competition.
Why were a lot of Southerners against the American System?
They said it favored the wealthy manufacturers in New England.
In what 1819 treaty did Spain give Florida to the United States in return for the promise that the United States never try to take Texas?
Adams-Onís Treaty
Along the Erie Canal what devise raised and lowered boats at places where water levels changed?
locks
What is it called when someone has a loyalty to their region of the country?
Sectionalism
Which congressman became a spokesperson for the North and only supported policies that he thought would strengthen the nation while helping the North?
Daniel Webster
What was the holdup when Missouri applied for statehood?
Would it be a slave state or a free state?
What did President Monroe do when Spain asked other European countries to help it fight revolutionary forces in South America?
He issued the Monroe Doctrine.
What was used to navigate barges and boats through the Eire Canal before the 1840s when the canal banks were reinforced to accommodate steam tugboats?
Mules and horses
What did Southerners stressed the importance of in order to protect slavery?
states' rights
Webster became known as one of the greatest _______, or speakers, of his day.
orators
What law admitted Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and banned slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30'N parallel?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
What did the Monroe Doctrine do?
It told the rest of the world that North and South America were off limits to future colonization by any European powers.