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War of 1812/Industrial Revolution
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8th Grade
03/18/2010

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Tecumseh
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united Native American tribes to fight against American western expansion
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Embargo Act of 1807
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horrible decision made during Jefferson's Presidency. Stopped trade with all of Europe
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The Star-Spangled Banner
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written in 1814 during the Battle of Ft. McHenry by Francis Scott Key
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Andrew Jackson
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One of the heroes of the War of 1812. Commanded the resounding American victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
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Oliver Hazard Perry
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Naval Commodore "don't give up the ship"
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Treaty of Ghent
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Treaty that ended the War of 1812.
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Industrial Revolution
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Caused by the War of 1812. We needed to made our own weapons and supplies. The North became more industrialized while the South relied even more heavily on farming and cotton (began to divide the two regions of the country)
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Factory system
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Many people and machines together under one roof
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Lowell Mills
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Employed women who made decent wages, worked 14 hour days under close supervision and attended church and lectures. Showed that women could do work that was previously done only by men.
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Robert Fulton
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invented the steamboat
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Samuel Slater
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invented the textile mill in America
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Samuel Morse
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invented the telegraph
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Cotton gin
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It was invented by Eli Whitney. Made the South reliant on cotton as their cash crop/main source of income. Increased the importance of slavery (more slaves=more cotton=more $$$$$)
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American System (three parts)
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tariff (tax on imported goods), establish a National Bank (one set of currency), improve our transportation system
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Henry Clay
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"The Great Compromiser" developed the Missouri Compromise plan
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Missouri Compromise
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Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state. Showed that slavery was slowly becoming a major issue in the United States. If the problem of balance of power wasn’t solved the Civil War could have began in 1820.
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Monroe Doctrine
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statement made by Monroe stating that European nations could no longer colonize any territory in the Western . Hemisphere (near us). Showed that we saw ourselves as a world power for the first time. Dominated American foreign policy for almost 100 years (until World War I).
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