Book Study #1 3/7/19 Flashcards
What was the Missouri compromise?
The Missouri compromise balanced the amount of slave states and the amount of free states.
After the Missouri compromise, what did people argue about?
They argued about bringing their slave-based economy to the West or not.
What was the advantage of interchangeable parts?
You could swap out any faulty piece you needed to.
What was also more convenient to do with interchangeable parts?
They were easy for unskilled workers to assemble.
What was the National Road?
A road the nation made to travel and import goods.
When was the National Road opened, and why was it postponed?
It opened on 1818, and it was postponed due to the war of 1812.
Why was the cotton gin made?
To spin cotton more efficiently than before.
Who made the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney made the cotton gin.
The creation of factories was mainly due to what?
Needing more manual labor to man the machines.
Ideas were stolen from who to make factories in America.
Ideas were stolen from Great Britain.
People originally made factories near rivers in order to do what?
They made factories new rivers to maximize water power.
What is a canal?
An artificial waterway?
People tried to make a canal across what?
Across New York and the Great Lakes region.
What are locks?
Locks are separate compartments where workers could raise or lower the water level.
What were the locks like?
They were used like escalators.
