Unit 4 - Labor/Tech / Econ
an evolution in the American economy characterized by growing transportation connections, manufacturing systems, and new mechanical innovations
What is the "Market Revolution"?
the name of the conflict between the British and the U.S. resulting from the continued harassment of American ships by the British Navy
What is the "War of 1812"?
the belief that America was destined by the divine to expand America's territorial claims across the western portion of North America
What is "Manifest Destiny"?
this was the "last straw" for southern states and was the immediate catalyst for secession
What is the "Election of 1860"?
These were enacted in Southern state governments with the purpose of providing legal loopholes around Reconstruction policies and resulted in continued oppression of Black Americans in the South
What are "black codes"?
standardization of manufacturing identical components of goods that can be substituted for one another which made manufacturing more efficient
What are "interchangeable parts"?
directing federal funds to pay for infrastructural improvements for the purpose of supporting and boosting America's manufacturing and trade economy
What is "Clay's American System"?
This was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850
What is the Fugitive Slave Act?
This unified the Northern cause when it went into effect in January of 1863 and announced that all enslaved persons in the US will be liberated
What is the "Emancipation Proclamation"?
What is "sharecropping"?
developed as a direct water route between the Northwest farmers and northern manufacturing in upstate New York to increase transportation of goods and resources
What is the "Erie Canal"?
Statement forbidding further colonization in the Americas. This declared that any attempt by a foreign country to colonize would be considered an act of hostility.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The Mexican American War was fought in an effort to annex this state into the United States as it was a strategic economic power house
What is "Texas"?
due to his commanding success at the Battle of Vicksburg, this Union commander was promoted to General-in-Chief in 1864
Who is "Ulysses S. Grant"?
political agreement in which Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes was appointed president in 1876 in exchange for his promise that he would end military occupation of the Southern states
What is the "Compromise of 1877"?
organizations comprised of representatives from various trades whose purpose is to collectively bargain with employers for better pay, hours, and conditions were a new development during the Market Revolution
What are "labor unions"?
the political crisis resulting from South Carolina's push to nullify the Tariff of 1828 and Jackson's use of the Force Bill to compel SC to follow federal law
What is the "Nullification Crisis"?
guerilla warfare broke out in a new territory as Congress declared that its state's slave status would be decided under popular sovereignty
What is "Bleeding Kansas"?
this turning point battle resulted in the Union taking control of the Mississippi River and cutting the Confederacy in half
What is the "Battle of Vicksburg"?
List and Explain the Reconstruction Amendments
13th - Free
14th - Citizens
15th - Vote
manufacturing practice adopted by textile companies in which all parts of the manufacturing process were located in one complex in order to quicken the refining, producing, and distribution process of textile goods
What is the "Lowell System"?
What are "pet banks"?
If adopted by Congress, this statute would have made slavery illegal in all Mexican Cession territories
What is the "Wilmot Proviso"?
One Advantage the Union had and one Advantage the Confederacy had at the start of the Civil War. (Must list and explain)
Union - AD: Had more resources, more money, more railways and a bigger population.
Confederacy: AD: Strong military tradition, Homefield advantage
What are "Redeemers"?