Early Industry
What is "mass production?"
Describe the difference between the economic systems of the North and the South.
South: agricultural based
North: some agriculture, a variety of businesses
What American Congressman advocated the "American System?"
Henry Clay
Who was the fifth president of the U.S.? (elected in 1816)
James Monroe
What was a free state, and what was a slave state?
Slave: slavery is legal
Name the two sources of power used for the earliest factories.
The North
Name the three proposals included in the American System.
1. Better transportation, 2. A tariff, 3. A stronger national bank
What Secretary of State negotiated a settlement with Britain over ownership of Oregon Territory, as well as most of the northern border of the U.S.?
John Quincy Adams
Why was the South so concerned that there not be more free states than slave states in the Union?
Much greater population in the North meant the North controlled House of Reps.
The South could not let the North have a majority in the Senate as well.
What caused the U.S. to start their Industrial Revolution?
England's blockade during the War of 1812
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Who invented the cotton gin?
What is a tariff?
A tax on imported goods
Besides British interest in Oregon Territory, name two other European nations that were showing interest in exerting influence in North America cira 1820.
Spain, Portugal, Russia
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What state initially applied to become a state in 1820, causing a big dilemma?
What was the Industrial Revolution?
Social and economic reorganizations of society based on the growth of factories and mass production by machines replacing hand tools.
Give two facts about the earliest factories in the U.S.
Mainly textile factories, employed women and children, unsafe working conditions, in Lowell, MA
How was the tariff meant to help the United States?
It would give US industries a better chance to compete - by being able to sell goods at a lower price than the imported one goods
What is nationalism?
What man brokered a compromise between the North and the South in 1820?
Henry Clay
An invention that efficiently removed seeds from cotton
What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery, and how?
It caused a huge growth in the use of slaves, as plantation owners greatly expanded their cotton plantations
Name two large transportation projects completed thanks to the American System, and what regions they connected
The Erie Canal - connected Atlantic Ocean to Great Lakes
The National Road - east coast states to the western frontier
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
Monroe 1. warned Europe: stay out of political affairs in W. Hemisphere. 2. Promised Europe: the U.S. won't try to influence political affairs in Europe
What was the Missouri Compromise? (List all the parts)
Missouri enters as a slave state
Maine enters as a free state
36 30 line is drawn - no slavery allowed north of it in all new territory