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20 Cards in this Set
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cotton gin
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a simple machine that quickly and efficiently removed the seeds from a certain southern crop
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canal
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an artificial waterway
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Francis Cabot Lowell
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Created one of the first factories in New England which employed many young women
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turnpike
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a toll road
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lock
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one of several separate compartmets where water levels are raised or lowered
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sectionalism
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loyalty to the region you live in
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Monroe Doctrine
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1. U.S. did not want more colonization in the Western Hemisphere, U.S. would not bother existing colonies. 2. The Western Hemisphere was closed to future colonization & the U.S. would do something if this happened.
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interchangeable parts
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to make large quantities of uniform pieces that could replace any other identical parts
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Eli Whitney
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Came up with the idea of interchangeable parts and invented the cotton gin
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James Monroe
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Was President of the U.S. during the Era of Good Feelings. He helped create a doctrine which would keep Europe out of the Western Hemisphere.
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Robert Fulton
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created a more powerful steam engine to power steamboats
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factory system
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an arrangement of bringing manufacturing steps together in one place to increase efficiency
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Missouri Compromise
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Any state north of the 36 30 line would enter as a free state. Maine would enter as a free state and Missouri would enter as a slave state.
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Industrial Revolution
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Many inventions were made during this time to make things run more efficiently
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inventor
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someone who makes something for the first time
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tariff
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a tax on foreign goods
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capital
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money for investment
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Samuel Slater
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Was the first to create a mill/factory system in the U.S. He memorized the mill plans from England where he once lived.
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patent
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a grant that gives an inventor sole legal right to an invention and its profits for a certain period of time
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entrepreneur
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someone who markets an invented item, risks everything--puts out the money
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