Vocab Part 1
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Seminole
a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber.
Cotton Gin
The Adams-Onis Treaty gave what to the United States in 1819?
Florida
Name two things that African American slaves could not do?
owning property or leaving slaveholders premise without permission. -Could not possess firearms -Could not testify against a white person -Could not learn to read or write
politicians who enjoy the support of leaders from their own state and region.
Favorite Sons
attempt to ruin an opponent's reputation with insults.
Mudslinging
uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces.
Interchangeable Parts
________________ was the crop that played the greatest role in the South’s fortunes.
Cotton
__________________ ________________________ easily won the 1816 Presidential election and won reelection in 1820.
James Monroe
a method of organizing slave labor in which enslaved workers were given a specific set of jobs to accomplish every day, after which they were allowed to spend their time as they choose.
Task System
a person who owns and cultivates a small farm.
Yeoman Farmer
tax on imports designed to protect American manufacturers.
Protective Tariffs
Foreign ________________ ___________________ was outlawed by Congress in 1808 but a high birthrate among enslaved women urged by slaveholders eager to sell new enslaved laborers at high prices.
Slave Trade
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph and developed ___________________ _______________________ for sending messages.
Morse Code
an improper or unlawful agreement between politicians.
Corrupt Bargaining
a tax on imports for the purpose of raising money.
Revenue Tariffs
an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members interests.
Labor Union
In the class structure in the South, who was at the top and who was at the bottom?
Top: Large Plantation Owners
Bottom: African Americans
Name two types of transportation that helped enhance industry in the United States in the first half of the 19th Century? (I will not accept horse)
-Travel by Water: Steamboat
-Railroad: Tom Thumb
market economy which privately owned businesses have the freedom to operate for a profit with limited government intervention.
Free Enterprise System
work stoppage by workers to force an employee to meet demands.
Strikes
___________________ _____________________________ American policy of trying to prevent European powers from interfering in Latin American political affairs.
Monroe Doctrine
List the three components of the Missouri Compromise. (Who became a slave state, who was a free state, what else did it to?
Missouri Became a Free State
Maine Became a Slave State
Outlawed Slavery above the 36 30 Line
Why was the 1824 Presidential election different from others? Who decided it? Who won?
Nobody received a majority
House of Representatives
Andrew Jackson