Chapter 7 Flashcards
supervisor or overseer of a work gang
driver
owner of a large plantation
planter
an engine that quickly and effectively combs out sees from coton
cotton gin
identical parts that are used to assemble finished products
interchangeable parts
ordinary farmer, small farms
yeoman farmer
a tax designed to help American manufacturers (tax on imports)
protective tariff
a tax designed to generate income for the government
revenue tariff
increase in manufacturing and development
Industrial Revolution
code to send messages across telegraph lines
morse code
Creeks who moved to Florida (means “runaway”)
Seminole
Who was the senator who introduced the idea for the Second Bank of the US?
John C. Calhoun
What was the nickname for James Monroe’s presidency?
Era of Good Feelings
What was the name of the first locomotive to transport passengers in the US?
Tom Thumb
What became the primary crop in the south during this time period?
cotton
What was the northern economy base on?
manufacturing
What was the southern economy based on?
agriculture
What transportation project connected Albany and Buffalo New York? (waterway)
Erie Canal
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
What did McCulloh v. Maryland establish?
The Bank of the US was constitutional
What accounted for 2/3 of US exports in 1860?
cotton
Who invented the steamboat?
Robert Fulton
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What made steamboats such a transformational invention?
easier transportation on rivers
could travel upstream
What year did Alabama become a state?
1922
What number of state was Alabama admitted into the union?
22nd
Describe the Adams-Onis Treaty.
The US gets Florida from Spain
John Quincy Adams
Describe the task system of slavery.
small farms, given a task to complete everyday, some could earn extra money if they finished their task
Describe the gang system of slavery
large plantations, worked sun up to sun down, worked by an overseer or or driver in agriculture
Who was Andrew Jackson? What events was he involved in?
A general who led attacks on Seminoles in Flordia. He took several Spanish cities while there.
Who was Nat Turner? What event(s) was he involved in?
A preacher and slave who lead a revolt that resulted in the deaths of 55 whites
Who was Denmark Vesey? What event(s) was he involved in?
a free, african-american who was accused of planning a rebellion ad was executed. The revolt never occurred.
Who was Eli Whitney? What event(s) was he involved in?
He invented the cotton gin which caused the south to grow more cotton, which increased the need for slaves.
How did the cotton gin change cotton production?
The cotton gin made it easier and faster to clean cotten. This caused more people to grow cotton which caused a greater need for slaves.
List the 4 provisions of the Monroe Doctrine we discussed in class.
- US will stay out of European affairs.
- Europe can keep current colonies.
- Europeans need to stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
- If Europe doesn’t, it means war with the US.
