Vocabulary
Industrial Rev
Moving Westward
Building National Unity
Latin American and the US
100
Movement of the population from farms to cities.
What is urbanization?
100
This knowledge of the Industrial Revolution came to the United States from this country?
What is England or Britain?
100
The Erie Canal connected these two cities in New York State? Also, in the Erie Canal song, what is the name of the mule?
Albany and Buffalo - SAL
100
He spoke for the West; leader of the War Hawks; represented Kentucky; favored a more active role for the central government.
Who is Henry Clay?
100
Father Miguel Hidalgo began the fight for independence in this central American country?
What is Mexico?
200
Machine made parts that were all alike.
What are interchangeable parts?
200
Samuel Slater and Moses Brown created the first mill in the United States. It was built in Pawtucket. Pawtucket would be found in this New England state?
What is Rhode Island?
200
These innovations made it possible for boats to navigate elevation changes along a canal.
What are locks?
200
He spoke for the South; he went to Yale College; supported the War of 1812; he opposed policies that would strengthen the power of the federal government.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
200
Became known as the Liberator for his role in the Latin American wars of independence; became leader of the rebel forces; led army from Venezuela into Colombia and defeated Spanish forces there.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
300
An artifical channel filled with water that allows boats to cross a stretch of land.
What is a canal?
300
Explain the concept of Interchangeable parts.
Identical machine made products would be mass-produced quickly and cheaply. This would allow for products to made more efficiently. Developed by Eli Whitney.
300
Roads were made of logs in swampy areas and they were called this.
What are corduroy roads?
300
From New Hampshire; very good public speaker; opposed the war of 1812; he wanted the federal government to take a larger role in building the nation's economy.
Who is Daniel Webster?
300
What is Latin America?
Region of the Americas south of the United States ( Caribbean, central and South America) or countries that have languages with Latin roots ( Spanish, French, Portuguese)
400
Trade between different states.
What is interstate commerce?
400
Provide 3 effects of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
Growth of the factory system, growth of cities, child/women laborers etc.
400
Provide at least 3 ways that transportation improved in the early 19th century.
Steam power, canals, turnpikes, bridges, corduroy roads.
400
List at least 2 ways the National Government helped to strengthen the economy in the early 19th Century.
Protective Tariffs, rechartering the national bank, regulation of interstate trade/ ruled states could not interfere with national institutions
400
The name of the treaty where Spain agreed to give the US Florida in exchange for $5 million.
What is the Adams-Onis Treaty?
500
Loyalty to one's state or section rather than to the nation as a whole.
What is sectionalism?
500
Where were most early factories built? Why?
Near flowing streams/rivers. To power the factories.
500
How was the Erie Canal a major success?
Decreased travel times and shipping costs. Made NYC a trading center. Led to the building of other canals.
500
Describe the American System.
What is high tariffs, which would help northern factories; then northerners would buy farm products from the West and South; this would also help reduce America's dependence on foreign goods; would use the money to build roads, bridges, canals.
500
Describe the Monroe Doctrine.
What is the US said they would not interfere in the affairs of European nations or colonies; and it warned European nations to not interfere with Latin American countries; Us would oppose any attempt to build new colonies in the Americas; tried to keep European powers out of the Western Hemisphere.
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