Section 1-3 Flashcards
(24 cards)
When was the Erie Canal completed?
October 26, 1825
What kind of economic system does the united states have?
Capitalism or free enterprise
Was Missouri a free or slave state?
Slave state
What year did General Andrew Jackson invade Florida?
1818
Define census?
Official count of population
How long was the Erie Canal?
363 miles long
Why wasn’t the Monroe doctrine enforced?
The US military did not have enough power to enforce the Monroe doctrine
What did the Monroe doctrine oppose?
Colonization in the south and north America
What did Daniel Webster agree with?
The tariff of 1860
Who memorized artworks machinery?
Samuel Slater
Define interchangeable parts
Identical machine parts that could be quickly put together to make a complete product
What did the Erie Canal connect?
The east and Midwest/lake Hudson and Lake erie
Who built the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Who represented New Hampshire but later on represented Massachusetts?
Daniel Webster
Who was Robert Colton?
A person hired to make a better and faster steam engine
What are locks?
Locks are changeable water levels to let boats pass through uneven territory
The House of Representatives and the Senate was represented by who?
Daniel Webster
Who were the lowell girls?
Young girls working in the factories under hard conditions
Who did the US gain Florida from?
Spain
When was the Erie Canal completed?
1825
How many people the first census count?
4 million
What helped pay for construction?
Turnpikes
How did the Cotton gin help production?
Made production faster and more cotton in a little amount of time
Many Warhawk Indians were there?
two
