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began in Britain in the mid 1700's.
Many basic developments.
manufacturing shifted from hand tools to large complex machines (modernized) |
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| pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces. |
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| A favoring of native born people. A desire to limit immigration |
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| Political party that formed: believed in nativism. Called the Know-Nothing Party because everytime they were asked a question they were told to answer with, "I know nothing." |
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| orginization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members interest |
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| work stopped by workers to force the employer to meet demands |
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| machine to remove the seeds from the cotton (made by eli whitney) |
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| owner of a small farm with four or fewer (but usually no) enslaved workers (*pretty much a poor farmer*) |
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| technological advancement that made river travel speedier and more reliable; allowed boats to travel against the current |
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| artificial water way used to make shipping easier |
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| refers to the railroads that emerged as a mode of transporation in the early 1800's |
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| Major east-west highway funded by congress which was the first step taken toward a transportation revolution by the American Government. |
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| How did the Industrial Revolution change methods of production and foster ubanization? |
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change methods of production- manufactuing shifted from hand tools to large complex machines
foster urbanization- people flocked to areas around the new factories so they could get jobs. |
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| temporarily settled the dispute over the westward expansion of slavery. Ammendment that prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory nort of Missouri's souther border |
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| men who enjoyed popularity and political support in their home state and region |
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| securing votes in return for cabinet posts |
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| when candidates attack eachother's personalities and morals |
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| the practice of appointing people to goverment jobs based on party loyality and support |
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| closed meeting held by congress to choose a party's nominee |
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| helped states move native american's to largely uninhabited regions west of the Mississippi River. |
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| Martin Van Buren sent in the army to force Cherockee indians to move westward. 2000 died waiting for the march to begin and another 2000 died during it due to starvation, disease and exposure. |
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| political party formed by Jackson's critics. wanted to expand federal government, encorage industrial revolution and commercial development, and create a centralized economy |
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| national crisis centered on South Carolina but it showed the growing rift between the north and the south. Started when Congress tried to add new tariffs, South Carolina got mad because they blamed their weak ecnoomy on high tariffs, John C Calhoun tried to use the idea of nullification as a way for his home state to legally resist the tarriff. Eventually even more tariffs were added |
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| loyalty to a region or part of the country. |
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| Name given to John Quincy Adams and his followers. |
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| supported South Carolina; as VP put forth idea of nullification, argued that states had created federal union then states could declare law null or not valid. |
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| Favorite Son, from Tennessee, Champion of Common People or King; strong willed leader; |
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| Jackson and the National bank |
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| battled Natinal bank, resented the power that the wealthy stockholders had; withdrew govt's money from banks |
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| paper credit no longer available, so land sales dropped and economic growth slowed. |
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| Religious leaders organized to revive America's committment to religion. |
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| spread up in cities and towns to let people spread the word of God; wanted to convert non-believers |
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| basd on idea that people can overcome the mind's limits; emphasized feeling over thinking. |
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| Ideal society; perfect world. |
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| moderation in consumption of alcohol |
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| Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Stanton; gathering of women reformers that marked the begining of womens movement. |
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| freeing of enslaved people |
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| Escaped slavery in Maryland; brilliant speaker; drew AA's to antislavery movement. |
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| Idea that the nation was meant to spread from East Coast to Pacific Ocean. |
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| First pioneers who settled on lands they did not know. |
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| Allowed squatters to buy 160 acres of land before they went up for public sale. |
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| US battle against Mexicans led by Santa Anna, Alamo was a former Spanish mission where they found 150 rebels. |
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| US battle against Mexicans led by Santa Anna, Alamo was a former Spanish mission where they found 150 rebels. |
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| Absorbtion;incorporating a territory within the domain of a country. |
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| Declared California independent and named region, Bear Flag Repubic |
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| President Polk declares war on Mexico and defeats them. |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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| Mexico gave the US more than 500,000 square miles of land. California, Nevada and Utah |
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| a preference for native born people and a desire to limit immigration. |
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| What was the origin and terms of the Missouri Compromise? |
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| Sectionalism and economy were the origins of the Miss Comp. North did not want slavery, south did, Miss. was questioned on whether it would be a slave state or free state- there was 11 free states and 11 slave states and they wanted to keep it balanced so the Miss. Comp stated that they would add Maine as free and Miss. as slave to keep the balance. |
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| How did the issue of slavey later affect efforts to annex Texas? |
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| Pres. Tyler wanted to bring Texas into Union. Made mistake by including letter by John C. Calhoun (Sec'y of State) that contained defense of slavery. Northerners angry: said letter proved annexation was a plot to expand slavery. Senate refused to Annex Texas. |
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| How did President Jackson deal with the nullification Crisis? |
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| The nulllification crisis was state rights v. central gov. rights. Jackson states "Now and forever, one and inseperable" meaning there shouldnt be one over the other that the union needs to be preserved and that there should be liberty and unity together. |
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| Name given to Andrew Jackson and his followers, later shortened to Democrats. |
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