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12 Cards in this Set
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The Industrial Revolution
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Change in business from hand tools, home workshops and artisans to large machines, factories and assembly line production.
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Eli Whitney
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Popularized the concept of interchangeable parts and created the cotton gin.
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Interchangeable Parts
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Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces.
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Samuel F.B. Morse
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Developed Morse code for sending messages.
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Cotton Gin
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Machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber.
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Spoils System
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Practice of appointing people to government jobs based on party loyalty and support.
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Secede
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To withdraw from the Union.
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The Force Bill
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Authorized the President to use the military to enforce acts of Congress.
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Indian Removal Act
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Congressional Act that provided money to relocate Native Americans.
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Martin Van Buren
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Lawyer from New York elected in 1836 as the 8th President of the U.S.
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Panic of 1837
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Economic crisis where many banks and businesses failed.
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Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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Established a firm boundary between the U.S. and Canada from Maine to Minnesota.
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