The Age of Salutary Neglect
Economic theory which says power is based on a colonial balance of trade which favors the mother country.
Mercantilism
This ditch was finished in 1825.
The Erie Canal
The official name for the north during the Civil War.
The Union
A company which dominates an industry and stifles competition.
A Monopoly
The first progressive president
Theodore Roosevelt
Small and furry and often found in Mr Nothstine's tests.
Hamsters
This technology greatly increased the speed of shipping.
The Steam Engine
The leader of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
When something is produced by a sequential addition of parts.
An Assembly Line
They wrote about corporate greed and misconduct, and showed how corruption hurt people.
Muckrakers
Passed between 1651 and 1673, and required the colonists to buy goods only from England.
Navigation Acts
This road connected Maryland with West Virginia.
The National Road.
The most deadly weapon of the Civil War.
The Rifle
A very cheap source of labor - Give 2
Women, Children, and Poor Immigrants
Name one of the two famous black men of this era who left America after frustrating fights for African American equality.
W.E.B. Du Bois or Marcus Garvey
These types of materials were typically made/produced in the colonies for trade to England.
Raw products or raw materials
This technology first started connecting US cities in the 1830, but later developed into an extensive network.
The Railroads
This Amendment officially freed the slaves.
The 13th Amendment
Another way of saying "The more you produce, the less each item costs to make, and the more profit you rake in."
Economy of Scale
Under the Wilson administration this was created and had great control over the nation's finances. However, it wasn't enough to cope with the Great Depression 16 years later.
The Federal Reserve Act
In 1733 this imposed an exorbitant tax upon the importation of sugar from the French West Indies.
The Molasses Act of 1733
This technology helped speed up communication faster than any transportation network ever could.
The Telegraph
The name of the governmental office created to help newly liberated blacks.
The Freedman's Bureau
When workers came together to demand higher pay or safer working conditions, they might have to do this to force business to listen.
Strike
This Wisconsin governor led the way for many Progressive states. He led the way to implement plans for direct primary elections, progressive taxation, and regulation of the railroads.
Robert La Follette