market rev Flashcards
(26 cards)
Old Northwest
northern part of land between the Mississippi River and Appalachian (Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan.)
Old Southwest
south in between the Mississippi river and Appalachian Mountains (Alabama and Mississippi.)
Five Civilized Tribes -
Cherokees, Chocktaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Seminoles.
Indian Removal Act
impact on the five tribes, allowing Andrew Jackson to exchange public lands in the West for the Native American territories in the East.
Trail of Tears
Cherokees and other natives were for forcibly removed from their land and brought to the “new Indian Territory”
Market Economy
economic system that goods and services are made to be sold instead of personally consumed. profit, supply ,and demand.
Squatters
someone living somewhere they do not have authorization to. This was very common in the west,
Panic of 1819
Banks were issuing more banknotes than they could pay, ended in a financial collapse and animosity towards banks.
Transportation Revolution
America’s focus was now on using water for transportation. Steamboats and canals
Gibbons v. Ogden
Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton had a monopoly on ferrying between Nj and Ny. state granted monopolies outlawed
Erie Canal
Canal stretching from the Hudson River all the way to Lake erie. Imade it so goods from Ohio could reach New York City.
Eli Whitney
Invented the cotton gin and found new ways to mass produce guns. had the idea of using cheap labor
Waltham and Lowell Textile Mills
Made finished fabrics that could be made into clothes just by sewing them. They lured young farmer women into working in their factories by promising money.
Outwork
Materials were sent to women to be made into shoes and other forms of clothing, that were sent back to the factories.
Richard Allen
The Bishop and founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
African Methodist Episcopal Church
first black run church; founded after a group of black worshipers were kicked out of church for accidently sitting in a white only section.
Catharine Beecher
A popular author and daughter of the minister Lyman Beecher. She was an unmarried woman.
Separate Sphere
social structure among upper class in the 19th century. men working and women staying home.
Horizontal Allegiances
business strategy where two companies have a partnership, often by sharing resources.
Vertical Allegiances
When a worker feels loyal to and looks up to their boss or higher ups.
Voluntary Associations
Associations that were popular in the middle class due to having common interests.
Alexis de Tocqueville
An aristocrat from France. He wrote “Democracy in America.”
what did the market revolution change
how we worked, transport methods, how things were produced
lowell masachusets
where mill girls were exploited
