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11 Cards in this Set
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impressment 327
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-The act of seizing by force.
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Embargo Act of 1807 328
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-An act that stated that American ships were no longer allowed to sail to foreign ports, and it also closed American ports to British ships.
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War Hawk 329
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-A westerner who supported the War of 1812.
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Baltimore 332 m331
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-Maryland city on Chesapeake bay.
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Lowell Mill 342
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-Textile mills located in the factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts, founded in 1826.
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interchangeable part 343
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-A part that is exactly like another part.
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Fort McHenry 332 m331
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-Fort in Baltimore harbor where 1814 British attack inspired U.S. national anthem.
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Treaty of Ghent 333
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-Treaty, signed in 1814, which ended the War of 1812; no territory eschanged hands and trade disputes were not resolved.
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factory system 341
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-A method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building.
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Industrial Revolution 341
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-In late 18th-century Britain, factory machines began replacing hand tools and manufacturing replaced farming as the main form of work.
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Lowell 342
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-Massachusetts city built in early 1800s as planned factory town.
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