North/South
What crop dominated the agriculture in the south in the 1790's and later?
Cotton
What was the name of the land that Jefferson purchased from France?
Louisiana
What invention allowed massive production of cotton in the South?
The Cotton Gin
What is the name of the US national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
What did Samuel Morse invent?
Morse code
What happened to the population of slaves after the invention of the cotton gin?
It increased/grew
How did Jefferson reduce/cut the National Debt?
Made major cuts to the Army/Navy and the Federal bureaucracy
What invention allowed near instant communication over wires?
Telegraph
What is a "Lowell Girl"?
Young woman who would work in a factory for a couple years then return home to get married.
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Why did Irish and German immigrants come to the USA?
Famine, Religious freedom
What case gave the Supreme Court the power of Judicial Review?
Marbury v. Madison
What building project connected the Great Lakes to NYC...allowing for faster trade between the regions?
The Erie Canal
What does it mean to be a "nativist"?
Someone who prefers giving jobs and help to native born Americans and not immigrants
Name the 2 explorers that lead the expedition into the Louisiana Territory.
Merriweather Lewis and William Clark
What was a major reason for Industrialization in the North and not the South?
Access to capital, urban cities, poor farmland
What country sold the United Stated the Louisiana Territory?
France
Name 2 new forms of transportation that used steam to power them.
Steamships and Trains
What does "nationalism" mean?
A strong loyalty and devotion to your home nation
What is the Spoils System?
Giving gov. jobs to supporters and friends instead of those qualified
How did the new "middle class" affect the social structure in many cities?
Middle class families moved to the suburbs and larger homes. Cities became increasingly segregated by economic class
What did Jefferson hope his embargo of British goods would do?
He wanted to starve British merchants of supplies and force them to close their factories but the embargo failed.
What effects did the Industrial Revolution have on American manufacturing?
Decreased labor costs, increased production, movement of families, creation of middle class, etc..
Define the Missouri Compromise.
Helped keep balance between slave/free states, Miss = slave, Maine = Free, no slavery North of the 36th parallel
Who lead the US to victory in the Battle of New Orleans?
Andrew Jackson