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three regions
north, south, west
Maine
entered as a free state
Samuel Slater
memorized plans from machinery in England, came to US and duplicated them
36 30' north parallel
line where slavery was prohibited after the Missouri Compromise
Adams-Onis Treaty
Spanish gave East Florida to the US and gave up all claims to West Florida
Henry Clay
represented the west in congress, helped work out the Missouri Compromise, nicknamed the Great Compromiser
Monroe Doctrine
US would oppose any new colonial development in the Americas, the US would not interfere with nations in Europe
Robert Fulton
inventor who developed a steamboat with a powerful engine
sectionalism
loyalty to a specific region
Missouri
was admitted as a slave state
Working conditions in factories
long hours, low pay, unsafe conditions, poor lighting and lack of ventilation
Spain and US
the countries involved in the Adams-Onis Treaty
national road
first road to connect with the west, built with government funds(used conestoga wagons
demilitarized border
a border without armed forces
convention of 1818
line that separated Canada and US was set at the 49th parallel
De Witt Clinton
governor of new York when the Erie Canal was being built
Rush-Bagot Treaty
involved Britain and US, limited the number of naval vessels each could have on the Great Lakes
Era of Good Feelings
a period of national unity \, strong nationalism and prosperity
Andrew Jackson
exceeded his orders to stop the seminole raids by capturing two Spanish forts
Clermont
name of the steamboat that Robert Fulton built
disarmament
the removal of weapons
Daniel Webster
represented the north in congress, from New Hampshire
Spanish Colonies in Latin America
rebelled against Spanish rule
James Monroe
winner of the election of 1816
Southerners
opposed raised tariffs on the prices on manufactured goods and this areas economy depended on imports
patent
gives inventor sole legal rights to the invention and its profits for a certain period of time
technology
scientific discoveries that simplify work
Eli Whitney
invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts
Erie canal
nicknamed "Clinton's Ditch"
New England
first area where the industrial revolution started in the US
census
official count of a population
turnpikes
toll roads built by companies
interchangeable parts
identical machine parts that could be quickly put together to make a complete product
conditions in cities
rapid growth of cities, buildings made of wood or brick, unpaved streets and sidewalks, no sewers, diseases such as cholera and yellow fever, lack of organized fire and police departments and over crowded living conditions
Henry Clay
proposed the Missouri Compromise
Industrial Revolution
the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry which began in Great Britain and spread to the US around 1800
John C. Calhoun
represented the south in congress, planter from South Carolina
Capitalism
economic system of US in which individuals put money into a business to compete for profit

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