The Nation Grows And Prospers Flashcards
What was unusual about the factory town of Lowell Massachusetts
Five farm families turned into 10,000 people because of the booming success of the industry
What were conditions like for workers during the early industrial revolution
They had to work long hours and child labor was happening
Describe three ways in which American cities were changed by the early industrial revolution
Urbanization, attractions, and hazards
What route did settlers used to reach the west in the early 1800s
They use the great Wagonroad and the wilderness Road
Describe two ways in which road transportation improved in the early 1800s
Turnpikes/Corduroy Road and a national Road
What role did the steamboat Play in the growing nation
It carried people and transported goods
How did Calhoun Webster and Clay each represent the views of his own section
Calhoun wanted slavery, Webster opposed slavery, and Clay want a more active government
How did protective tariffs help American industry after the war of 1812
Imported goods were made more expensive it helped establish mills and factories
Why did southerners oppose Clay’s American system
They opposed to paying for roads and canals
How did supreme court ruling give federal government greater power
They promoted economic growth
How did revolutions change Latin America
It formed Mexico into a republic
How did the United States acquired Florida
Andrew Jackson headed to Florida with over 3000 soldiers
Why was the Monro doctrine issued
It declared that the US would oppose European affairs
What is direct involvement
Intervention
What is a person born in Spain’s American colonies to Spanish parents
Creole
What is Loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
Sectionalism
What is a road made of logs
Corduroy road
What is a road built by a private company that charges a toll to use it
Turnpike
What is a boat with a flat bottom use for transporting heavy loads on Inlands waterways
Flatboat
What is the movement of population from farms to cities
Urbanization
What is a person who invest in a business to make a profit
Capitalist
What is money raised for a business venture
Capital
What is a machine developed in 1764 that could spin several threads at once
Spinning Jenny
How did Samuel Slater bring the industrial revolution to the United States
Slater broke British law and left to share machinery secrets to the US in exchange for large rewards
Describe three ways in which transportation improved in the early 1800s
Steam transport, better roads, and canal transports
Why did southerners oppose the protective tariff while northern manufacturers supported it
The south oppose the tariff because it raised prices on European goods that the south favor and forced Southerners to buy costly American-made goods. The north favored the terrace because it kept Europeans from selling their goods at a lower price then American goods
Why was British support of the Monro doctrine important to its success
It was important because the British had a strong navy
What is the relationship between the war of 1812 and economic change in the United States
You provided to American industries
How did steam power help change the way goods were manufactured
He gave farmers and merchants a cheap way of moving goods
How did the industrial Revolution begin in the United States?
Machines replaced hand power and other power replaced manpower
