Chapters 8-10 (Unit 1.2) Flashcards
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cotton gin
machine that filters cotton; made it so you needed fewer works for cleaning cotton
Factory System
A manufacturing system in which products are created on a large scale by using machines in factories rather than by individuals
Indian Removal Act
Law passed in 1830 by congress to authorize the forced resettlement of indigenous groups living east of the mississippi river in an area of the west of the mississppi that later became Oklahoma
manifest destiny
the belief held by many americans that america was destined to spread across the north american continent and beyond
market revolution
the transition of a society from having a traditional economy to a market economy
Marshall Court
The Supreme Court when Marshall was chief justice from 1801-1835
Second great awakening
from 1795-1835 period of renewed religious fervor among Christians in the US
Seneca Falls Convention
Held on July 19-20 1848; women’s’ rights; launched women’s suffrage movement.
Spoils System
practice of giving appointment positions in government to people loyal to the party in power (Andrew Jackson used this)
Federalists vs Dem Reps
Key difference is the federalists wanted a strong central government to control the states; the Dem-Reps did not (National Republican party also supported strong central)
One reason people didn’t support the Louisiana Purchase
Unconstitutional for the President to purchase foreign teritory
Who identified with the Democratic party when Andrew Jackson created it 1828?
Ordinary farmers and workers
Backbone of Early US Economy
Agriculture
Whisky Rebellion made what clear?
Made clear that the federal government would enforce its laws
In what way did society treat colonial women as inferior to men in the 1800s?
Couldn’t vote; couldn’t control own money or property; stay home and take care of domestic duties
compromise of 1850
Measured passed to admit California to the union as a free state; divide the rest of the southwest into New mexico & Utah territories
Dred Scott Decision
in 1857 Supreme Court ruling that legalized slavery in the territories and declared the missouri compromise unconstitutional; heightened tensions between north and south over slavery
Fort Sumter
Where the Civil Started - Federal fort in South Carolina
Fugitive Slave Law
Enslaved person who escaped were to be captured and returned; it intensified the debate over slavery between the north and south
John Brown’s Raid
Raid in hopes of seizing federal arsenal in Virginia; in order to give weapons to enslaved people and spark a revolt
Kansas Nebraska Act
1854 established Kansas and Nebraska as territories; with popular sovereignty; led to the Bleeding Kansas conflict
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
First state to secede
South Carolina