Eli Whitney's interchangeable parts resulted in what?
Mass production.
100
What policy said that no European power could conquer north/south American countries?
Monroe Doctrine
200
Who makes up the judicial branch?
Supreme Court Justices
200
Whose inventions increased agricultural production in the United States?
John Deere and Cyrus McCormick
200
What caused the major growth in urban cities?
Immigration
200
The first machines of the Industrial Revolution were powered by what?
Water
200
What compromise balanced out free and slave states?
Missouri Compromise.
300
Who makes up the Legislative Branch?
Congress- Senate and House of Reps
300
What was the main reason for growth of cotton production?
The invention of the cotton gin.
300
Why was manufacturing slow at first in the US?
More people were interested in owning and farming their own land.
300
Who built the water frame?
Richard Arkwright
300
What compromise was reached about the number of representatives in US congress?
Great Compromise
400
Power is balanced between a central government and state governments.
Federalism
400
Why did southerners want farmers to grow a variety of cash crops?
They feared farmers had become too reliant on cotton.
400
The rise of industry and growth of city lead to merchants, professional, and manufacturers. They created a new social class known as what?
Middle class
400
The earliest important advances of the Industrial Revolution in America were in which of the following? a. the way cotton was processed for market. b. the production of tobacco products. c. the manufacture of cloth and thread. d. the construction of the first steam railroad.
c. the manufacture of cloth and thread
400
Congress stated that slaves would count as 3/5 of a person in population
Three Fifths Compromise
500
Freedom of religion, assembly, and free speech.
First Amendment
500
List 2 positive and 2 negative effects of the cotton boom.
Positive: economy improvement in the south, trade increase, growth of major cities. Negative: increased slavery, depleted nutrients, solely dependent on one crop.
500
Why were immigrants to attracted to work in the cities?
They could get hired easily, even though it payed very little.
500
The growth of manufacturing led to what two systems of producing goods and providing for employees?
Lowell System and Rhode Island System
500
What was the Indian Removal Act? Where were Indians removed from?
Law that removed Indians from their land East of the Mississippi River.