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12 Cards in this Set
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• How and why did the Country Expands Beyond its Colonial Borders?
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The country expands beyond its colonial borders
-1790: Vermont, Kentucky and Tennessee are added -Northwest territory (won after the American Revolution) |
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• Why was agriculture the center of the nation’s economy during our early years?
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Agriculture is the center of the nation’s economy
-Farmers would sell surplus to near by towns -Very little industry at the time -Urban areas had few small textile mills |
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How did transportation prevent growth in the early years?
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Lacks of good transportation separated regions
Most long distance travel took place over rivers or ocean |
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What was Washington’s guide?
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George Washington gives shape to the office of president.
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What was his first test and why was it important?
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Appointed his first cabinet
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Which two political parties emerge in the early 1800’s?
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Hamilton’s Federalist Party and Jefferson’s Democratic Party
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What was the Louisiana Purchase and why was it important?
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1803 was the year it was purchased from France by Thomas Jefferson
More than doubled the U.S. Population was expanding Many were in favor of cheap undeveloped land |
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What was the Nullification Crisis?
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Balance between state and federal powers begin
Jefferson and Madison encouraged states to nullify federal laws that they felt were unconstitutional South Carolina tried to nullify two federal tariff laws Jackson stood his ground |
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How did new Inventions make production more efficient?
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Samuel Slater brought cotton-spinning mill technology to the U.S.
Opened the first textile mill in Rhode Island Eli White Invented The Cotton Gin Makes of production of cotton gin |
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How Did Cotton Effect The U.S.?
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Cotton becomes the nation’s leading cash crops
Invented the steel-tipped plow Reduced labor to plow fields Farmers focused on cash crops |
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How Did The Factory System Changes How People Work?
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-Invented by Francis Cabot Lowell
-Used a series puff machines -Made production easier Women flocked to work in factories rather than work for free on the farms -Economic developments allowed people to improve their standard of living but they had to work for low wages in unsafe conditions |
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How Did Canals, Roads and Rails Connect the Country?
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Mid 1800’s improvements in roads began
Traveling by river was cheaper Robert Fulton invented the steam engine Travel; by river was faster Canals extended waterways |
