Industrial Revolution
In 1793, Eli Whitney created this machine which quickly and efficiently removed seeds from fibers.
Cotton gin.
A toll road.
Turnpike.
An artificial waterway.
Canal.
The 5th President of the United States.
James Monroe
Set the U.S./Canada border at the 49th parallel
Convention of 1818
Identical machine parts which could be used to make and repair machinery.
Interchangeable parts.
Official count of a population.
Census.
Why was river travel preferred over land?
More comfortable, carry larger loads, faster.
The decade long period with Monroe as president with little political disputes.
Era of Good Feelings.
U.S. gained East Florida and gave up Texas; Spain gave up West Florida
Adams-Onis Treaty
A place where all manufacturing steps are brought together in one place to increase efficiency.
Factory system.
Between 1790 and 1820, how many times greater was cotton production?
100x.
What two problems did river travel present?
1. Most rivers run north-south, not east-west; 2. Traveling against the current was slow and difficult.
Loyalty to one's own region.
Sectionalism.
Marshall ruled that the government could use any method necessary to carry out its power
McCulloch v. Maryland
The economic system of the United States.
Capitalism.
What risks did city life pose in the 1790s?
No sewers leads to disease, sidewalks unpaved, animals roam free, fire.
Built the Clermont, a boat strong enough to go against the current.
Robert Fulton.
The idea states have autonomous power, or the right to govern themselves
Won freedom of the present-day countries of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Bolivia, and Ecuador
Simon Bolivar
Reasons as to why it began in New England in America.
1. farming was difficult; 2. rivers and streams; 3. close to coal/iron deposits in Penn.; 4. many ports
An economic system in which people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want; elements include competition, profit, private property, and economic freedom.
Free Enterprise.
Successfully connected the Hudson River and Lake Erie.
The Erie Canal.
Missouri Compromise
Maine enters as a free state, Missouri slave; slavery banned in the Louisiana territory north of the 30th parallel
Monroe Doctrine
1. U.S. would not interfere with existing colonies
2. North and South America are not to be considered as subject for future colonization by Europe