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12 Cards in this Set
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spirituals
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religious songs, sung by slaves, which often included secret messages.
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cotton gin
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a machine invented in 1793 that cleaned cotton much faster and far more efficiently than slaves
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factory system
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a method of production that brought many workers and machines together into one building
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interchangeable parts
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a part that is exactly like another part
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Monroe doctrine
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Monroe told European nations they couldn't colonize North America, the United States of America was a world power
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Henry Clay
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strong nationalist, named the American system
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Missouri Compromise
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maintained the balance of power between slave states and free states in Congress by creating Maine a free state and Missouri a slave state
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nationalism
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a feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward one's country
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sectionalism
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the placing of the interests of one's own region ahead of interests of the nation as a whole
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American system
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a plan to make the United States economically self sufficient with:
1) protective tariffs 2) Second Bank of the United States 3) better transportation (roads and canals) |
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New England
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lots of mills
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nat turner
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leader of the first successful slave rebellion which tightened Southerner's grip on slavery
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