Chapter 10 Growth and Expansion Flashcards
Define Locks (Canals)
Separate compartments in which water levels were raised or lowered.
What are Corduroy Roads
Roads made of trees cut in half upside down
Define Turnpike
Another name for toll roads.
Define Patent
A sole legal right given to an inventor for an invention
What’s a cotton gin
A simple machine that quickly removed seeds from cotton fiber.
What was the Industrial Revolution
An event that changed the way of marketing goods
What’s a Factory System
Where all manufacturing steps come together
Define Sectionalism
To be loyal to your region
Define Sovereignty
The idea that states have autonomous power
What’s the American System
- ) A protective tariff
- ) A program of internal improvements
- ) a National Bank
Define Tariff
A tax on all goods
Who was Eli Whitney
Inventor of the cotton gin
Who was Henry Clay
Inventor of the American System and Helped in the Missouri Compromise.
Who was James Monroe
5th President of the United States.
Who was John C. Calhoun
Chief supporter of state sovereignty
