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100
road that travelors must pay a toll to use
What is a turnpike?
100
he is honored as a hero for his revolutionary work in freeing Latin America from Spanish rule
Who is Simon Bolivar?
100
He was the sectional leader of the south
Who is John C Calhoun?
100
James Madison's Great Compromise called for representation in Congress to be decided this way
What is one house based on population (House of Representatives) and one house with equal representation (Senate)?
100
this was a reason women were preferred in many factories
What is they could be paid 1/2 as much as men and/or their small hands were more suitable for the work?
200
loyalty to a region of the nation rather than to the country as a whole
What is sectionalism?
200
this was the model factory town of the early 19th century
What is Lowell, MA?
200
opposition to the war of 1812 was strongest in this section of the United States
What is the north?
200
this branch of government has the power to appropriate money
What is Congress (legislative branch)?
200
George Washington is often referred to as the "Father of our Nation" - Simon Bolivar is often called this
What is "The Liberator"?
300
a pure-blood Spaniard born in the America's
What is a creole?
300
the percent of Americans living in cities by 1850
What is 15%?
300
this former War Hawk emerged as the spokesman for the west region
Who is Henry Clay?
300
this level of government is responsible for and has power over elections
What is the state governments?
300
the reason Britain was able to produce less-expensive goods that American factories
What is they had a competitive advantage and head-start in the Industrial Revolution?
400
trade between two or more states
What is interstate commerce?
400
the ruling in the Gibbons v Ogden case of 1824
What is only the federal government has the power to regulate interstate commerce (federal government is supreme)?
400
this individual felt that slavery was morally evil
Who is Daniel Webster?
400
the power to tax belongs to this level of government
What is both the federal government and the state governments?
400
on average, workers in early American factories worked about this many hours per week
What is 72 hours?
500
a person who invests in a business in hopes of making a profit
What is a capitalist?
500
this was the reason for Congress passing a protective tariff in 1816
What is American businesses could not compete with cheaper foreign goods from Europe (especially Britain)?
500
this is the reason many southerners were unhappy with the tariff of 1816
What is they had very little industry so they were not helped by it and/or they enjoyed buying low-priced goods and the tariff increased their costs?
500
what is another common name for the "Elastic Clause"
What is the "Necessary and Proper Clause"?
500
members of this institution (and the institution itself) were critical in fighting for the rights of Latin Americans and instilling a sense of independence against Spain
What is the Catholic Church?