Vocab
Tax on imports designed to protect American manufacturers.
Protective Tariff
Who did General Andrew Jackson remove from power?
Spanish governor of Florida
What two bodies of water did the Erie Canal connect?
Lake Erie and the Hudson River
Provided slaves with a list of specific tasks they needed to accomplish every day and they needed to work until they were complete. (vocab)
Task System
Political candidates criticize each other’s personalities and morals.
Mudslinging
Work stoppage by workers to force an employer to meet demands.
Strikes
What were the two goals of the American national bank?
Protect American businesses and improve transportation
By 1860 how many miles of telegraph wires were there?
50,000
What caused the demand for slave labor to increase?
The Cotton Gin
What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri and Maine
Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces.
Interchangeable Parts
What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
America would not tolerate European influence in the Americas
In 1821 how many miles of toll roads were there?
4,000 miles
Enslaved persons were organized into work gangs that labored from sunup to sunset.
Gang System
Who were the four candidates who ran for president in 1824?
Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, William Crawford
A machine that removes seeds from cotton fibers.
Cotton Gin
What was the purpose of the Tariff of 1816?
Increase the price of foreign goods
By 1860, how many American cities had more than 100,000 people in them?
8
What classes made up Southern Society?
Planters, urban class, Yeoman farmers, rural poor, and slaves.
Who won the election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
An organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members’ interests.
Labor Unions
Florida was what country's territory?
Spain
What region of the United States was the first to industrialize?
Northeast
Director of a work gang. Often loyal slaves were chosen for this job.
Driver
How did Jackson's supporters paint Adams?
As an aristocrat and gambler