This machine removed seeds from fibers of a plant, and is often negatively associated with the expansion of slavery in the South
What is the Cotton Gin
What does the idea of Nativism convey
The belief that Americans are superior and the distrust of immigrants
The idea that all Americans have the God give right to expand westward
What is Manifest Destiny
The shift from handcrafted, artisan products to machine driven manufacturing and factory systems
What is industrialization
System in which officials reward friends and supporters with government positions
What is the Spoils System
This 1938 forced march of Cherokee people to present day Oklahoma is called what
What is The Trail of Tears
Invention in 1807 that quickened trade along the Mississippi
What is a steamboat
American continents are off limits from European colonization and the US will not interfere with European affairs
What was the Monroe Doctrine
This conflict from 1847-1848 was fought over the desire to acquire New Mexico and California from Mexico
What is the Mexican American War
This president largely contributed public infrastructure like roads and canals and also oversaw the establishment of the second national bank.
James Monroe
Political party that believed in a strong federal government and was against Andrew Jackson
What is the Whig Party
This 1850 act required Northerners to return escaped enslaved people, raising tensions.
What is the Fugitive Slave Law
The market revolution represented a shift away from an agrarian system to a system based on what economic concept
What is capitalism
This crisis happened as a result of the Tariff of 1828
What is the Nullification Crisis
The river the Mexicans claimed was the Texas border during the annexation of Texas in 1845
What is the Rio Grande