Transportation and Trade
What canal helped connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
Erie Canal
What manufacturing method allowed parts to be easily replaced?
Interchangeable parts
What was the main economic activity in the North?
Manufacturing and trade
What doctrine warned European nations not to colonize the Americas?
The Monroe Doctrine
How did canals and rivers help the U.S. economy grow?
They made transportation faster and more efficient
Which factory system used young women workers in textile mills?
Lowell System
What was the main economic activity in the South?
Cash crop farming
Which Supreme Court under John Marshall strengthened federal power?
The Marshall Court
Why did Memphis become a major cotton trading center?
Its location on the Mississippi River
How did new machines affect northern cities?
City populations increased
What labor system did the Southern economy depend on?
Enslaved labor
What court case established judicial review
Marbury vs Madison
How does better transportation lead to new states being admitted into the united states
It allows people to travel westward more easily. This means territories can get to a population of 60,000 faster and become a state.
Why were fewer workers needed on farms during this time?
Improved farming technology
Why did regional differences increase tension in the nation?
Different economic and social systems
What compromise aimed to keep a balance between free and slave states?
The Missouri Compromise
Name the two roads/geographic routes that helped make westward expansion easier
The Cumberland Gap and Wilderness Road (National Road is also acceptable)
What was one major result of industrialization?
Growth of cities
What term describes growing division between regions?
Sectionalism
Why were Supreme Court rulings important during this era?
They clarified the powers of the federal government