Chapter 11-13 Flashcards
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Mass production
When products are made on powered machines instead of hand made
What is the industrial revolution?
A change in the way products are manufactured
Who was the first nation to develop the factory system? And what did they make?
Great Britain and they made textiles
Who is Samuel Slater
He memorized the plans for a textile mill and built one in Rhode Island
What are interchangeable parts? And who made them?
Parts that are exactly alike and were made by Eli Whitney
Where did workers move?
Cities because farm machinery improved and farms needed fewer workers. Immigrants also came to cities to escape poverty
Who did migration have a tragic impact on?
The Native Americans
What is Manifest Destiny
The belief that Americans are destined by god to control North America.
What changes in the speed and convenience of travel affected economic life in America?
Improved roads, canals, steamboats, railroad travel.
What was the American system?
Henry Clay’s plan to tie the nation together politically and economically through government-funded internal improvement such as bridges, roads, canals.
Why did the southerners oppose the American System?
Because it mostly benefitted the north and west. The tariffs and raised prices hurt southern exports.
How did the Transportation Revolution benefit everyone?
Quicker transportation meant lower transportation costs, this meant lower prices overall, goods could go farther without spoiling, and farmers could sell goods across the country.
Why were steam engines useful?
Because now they could travel uprivers easier
What are canals?
Man-made rivers used for shipping and transportation
Erie canal
It connected lake erie to the Hudson river connecting NYC to the Atlantic ocean.
Who did Jackson distrust
He distrusted Eastern wealth, business, banking, and monopolies
Why was he called the Hero of the Common Man?
Because he was a self-made man and his fame came from the war
Why did Jackson become a symbol for new growth of the democracy?
Because he supported voting rights for all men
Jackson supported rotation in office, what did his enemies call it?
The Spoil System
Why did Jackson oppose internal improvment?
Because he thought it only benefitted one part of the country
Why did he oppose the Bank of the US?
Because he felt it benefitted eastern bankers but hurt state banks
Why did the South Easterners want the Native American’s land?
Because it was valuable for growing cotton
What was the Supreme Court’s decision on Worcester v. Georgia?
They would let the Cherokee stay and form their own nation
Where did the Cherokees move?
Indian territory (modern day Oklahoma)
