Eli Whitney
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
interchangeable parts
Identical pieces that could be assembled quickly by unskilled workers
mass production
Process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply
Industrial Revolution
A period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Cotton Gin
A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
Henry Clay
The Great Compromiser
American System
A series of measures intended to make the United States economically self-sufficient
National Road
A federally funded road, stretching from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois
Erie Canal
canal completed in 1825 that connected Lake Erie to the Hudson River
Tarrif of 1816
Revenues that help pay for international improvements (roads, canals, lighthouses)
Factors of production
Land, Labor, Capital
Andrew Jackson
7th president, old Hickory, hero of New Orleans
Spoils System
A system of public employment based on rewarding party loyalists and friends.
Indian Removal Act
a law authorizing the removal of Eastern Native American tribes to the western territories
Trail of Tears
the trek of Native Americans, particularly the Cherokee, to Indian Territory. 1/3 was buried
Missouri
this state entered the Union as a SLAVE state as a result of the Missouri Compromise.
Maine
This state entered the Union as a FREE state as a result of the Missouri Compromise.
Marbury v. Madison
this Supreme Court case declared that the Supreme Court had the power of "judicial review.
John Q. Adams
won the election of 1824 because of the Corrupt Bargain.
Battle of New Orleans
the final battle of the War of 1812 although the war was already over.
Monroe Doctrine
US foreign policy that stated that European countries could no longer attempt to colonize new lands in the Americas.