Ch. 11
Ch. 11
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Ch. 12
Ch. 13
100
During the __________________________, machines replaced hand tools, and large-scale manufacturing replaced farming as the main source of work.
Industrial Revolution
100
About which region did Monroe specifically direct part of his Monroe Doctrine?
Latin America
100
What political party did Jackson supporters become?
Democratic Party
100
Which political party did Clay, Webster, and other opponents of Jackson form?
Whig Party
100
In the 1820s, ________________ fulfilled his dead father's dream by settling a group of Americans in Texas.
Stephen Austin
200
What idea of Eli Whitney transformed manufacturing by making each copy of a manufactured item exactly alike?
interchangeable parts
200
The idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule was characteristic of
Jacksonian democracy.
200
a commander at the Alamo, refused to surrender to the Mexican army.
William Travis
300
The cotton gin was invented in 1793 by
Eli Whitney
300
What practice became known as the "spoils system"?
elected officials rewarding political backers with government jobs
300
After a Mexican army overran a small Texan force in the __________________, the rebelling Texans became even more determined to win independence from Mexico.
Battle of the Alamo
400
What modes of transportation improved the nation's economy?
steamboats, steam-powered trains, submarines
400
In 1830, Congress passed the ________________ to authorize the government to negotiate treaties that would force Native Americans to move west.
Indian Removal Act
400
What phrase did Americans use to explain their expansion westward?
manifest destiny
500
Why was the Missouri Compromise so important to the nation?
It maintained the balance of power between free states and slave states.
500
What was the issue in the Webster-Hayne debate?
whether the federal government or a state had more power
500
What agreement marked the end of the War with Mexico?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo