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NATIONAL AND REGIONAL GROWTH
Early Industries and Inventions
The Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution- the economic changes of the late 1700s, when manufacturing replaced farming as the main form of work.
Factories Rise in New England
Samuel Slater- builder of the first water powered textile mill in America
Factory system- method of production using many workers and machines in one building
The Lowell Mills Hire WomenLowell Mills- textile mills located in the factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts.
New Manufacturing Methods Spread Interchangeable parts- speed up
production, made repairs easy, and was easier to produce by less skilled workers.
New Inventions Improve Life- Transportation and Communication Robert Fulton- inventor of
America’s first widely successful steamboat
Transportation and Communication Continued: Peter Cooper- builder of
America’s first successful steam-powered locomotive
Transportation and Communication Continued: Samuel F.B. Morse- inventor of
the telegraph
Technology Improves Farming Threshing machine- a device that separates kernels of wheat from their husks
Mechanical reaper- a device that cuts grains
How did the War of 1812 cause economic changes in the United States?
How did interchangeable parts transform the manufacturing process?
PLANTATIONS AND SLAVERY SPREAD
The Cotton Boom Cotton gin- machine that made
cleaning seeds from cotton faster Eli Whitney- inventor of the cotton
gin
Southern Support for Slavery
African Americans in the South
Slave Rebellions
Nat Turner- leader of an 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia
A Common Culture
Spirituals- religious folk songs
Religion was a cornerstone of African American culture in the South.
How did the rise in cotton production affect slavery?
What was family life like for enslaved people?
NATIONALISM AND SECTIONALISM
The American System Henry Clay- nationalist
Representative from Kentucky
American System- plan introduced in 1815 to make American economically self-sufficient
Protective tariff- a tax on imported goods, that protects a nation’s businesses from foreign competition
The Era of Good Feelings
James Monroe- fifth president of the United States, who proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine
Transportation Links Cites Erie Canal- waterway that
connected New York City with Buffalo, New York
Sectional Interests Sectionalism- loyalty to the
interests of one’s own region or section of the country
The Missouri Compromise Missouri Compromise- laws
enacted in 1820 to maintain balance of power between slave and free states.
Settling Boundary Issues
Rush-Bagot Agreement 1817 limited each sides naval forces on the Great Lakes.
49th parallel as the U.S. and Canada border
The Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine- U.S. policy opposing European interference in the Western Hemisphere
How did the Erie Canal help the nation to grow?
How did the Missouri Compromise attempt to resolve a conflict between the North and the South?