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invented in 1793, spread in early 1800s, the cotton gin is a machine separating cotton from its seed. invented by Eli Whitney. Cleaned cotton faster. |
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The Cotton Kingdom is a cotton-producing region of the southern US up until the civil war. |
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- John Deere
- 1868
- he founded the company for manufacturing steel plows.
- It is a successful company today.
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- Cyrus Hall McCormick
- 1834
- His patented reaper was the cornerstone.
- Harvesting machinery company, and the innovative deferred-payment plans and guarantees that he offered customers became a model in U.S. consumerism.
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- the British
- late 18th and 19th centuries
- The rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain, brought about by the introduction of machinery.
- It was characterized by the use of steam power, the growth of factories, and mass production.
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- Samuel Slater, Northerners, lower classes, and immigrants.
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- brought the British factory design to the US, and the North became dependent on the factory system.
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- Eli Whitney
- Whitney introduced the idea of interchangeable parts.
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1) newcomers, immigrants, and native born.
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3) native-born
4) the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against immigrants.
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- Federalist Party, politicians, Democratic-Republicans.
- 1812
- The war of 1812.
- the federalist party collapsed, politicians changed political party to Democratic-Republicans.
- Democratic-Republicians adopted Henry Clay's American system. Adams-Onis Treaty 1819, Monroe Doctrine 1823. Nicknamed "era of good feelings."
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- DeWitt Clinton
- 1825
- key that unlocked an enormous series of social and economic changes in the young nation.
- shipping prices were cut and towns and cities sprung up along the canal making the area more populated.
- parts have been perserved, part have been filled with roads and streets
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- 1765-1824
- american engineer and inventor created the first successful steamboat.
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- 1791-1872
- helped invent single-wire telegraph, helped invent the morse code.
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- She visited the mentally insane people
- she has a hospital named after her.
- she said "we need better treatment for the mentally ill"
- 1802-1887
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- mid-19th century American art movement by a group of landscapepainters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by romanticism.
- the paintings were from the hudson river valley
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- developed american history
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- the election of 1828
- between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams.
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- Went to jail for not paying taxes
- Refused to pay taxes because of the Mexican War.
- he was a transcendentalist
- inspired gandhi & martin luther king jr.
- said, if the law is unjust, disobey it to bring awareness of the injustice.
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- Wrote Scarlet Letter
- said, the more we create society and laws, the further away we get from truth and justice.
- said, evil and sin are part of human nature.
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- First American author to actually gain fame and sell a lot of books.
- Wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" & "Rip van Winkle"
- loved christmas celebrations
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- Popular american writer of tales of the West
- wrote, "the last of the Mohicans" and "the Leather stocking tales.
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- increasing public education
- helped poor people get an education
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- John Quincy Adams was the sone of former Federalist president
- Jackson protested was a corrupt bargain
- new tariff was signed into law in 1828, Tariff of Abominations.
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- Andrew Jackson was the first man from poverty to be elected president
- appointed friends and his supporters to high positions of government.
- supporters became democrats.
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- began to organize against tariffs.
- John C. Calhoun published the Exposition and Protest.
- saying that states cold refuse to enforce unconstitutional laws.
- 1832- SC threatening to secede if tariffs were not repealed.
- called in federal troops to enforce laws. compromise was reached.
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- jackson thought that all the national bank only wanted to aid the rich and powerful.
- removed treasury funds to be removed from the US bank and put in pet banks.
- chaos started to happen which lead to the Panic of 1837.
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- abolished tribal rule
- claimed cherokee lands
- states could not interfere with federal indian treaties.
- President Jackson said, john marshall has made his decision not let him enforce it.
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- was at jackson's speech 1829.
- passed april 24, 1830.
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- pro-slavery and anti-slavery fractions.
- 1820
- Prohibited slavery in louisiana territory from the north. within boundaries of the state of missouri.
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- Sam Houston, Republic of Texas, Mexican Government.
- Election o f1844.
- Sam Houston's army won against Santa Anna in the Texas War.
- whether the US should annex Texas or not.
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- James K. Polk, northerns, southerns.
- 1848
- mexico considered annexation a declaration of war. US and its military skill defeated Mexico in 1848.
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