De History test, Industrial revolution

Which immigrant created the first cotton mill in the US

Samuel Slater

who created interchangeable parts for guns

Eli Whitney

What was the first region in the US to industrialize

New England

Where did most factory workers come from?

farms

What was the demographic of those working in factories

young women

who did the poor rely on for income

their children

what group of people made up most of the poor

irish

by what year was slavery in the north gone?

1820

during the industrial revolution, birth rates went

down

Tocqueville and Beaumont were two..

french aristocrats

when did Tocqueville and Beaumont arrive in the US

May 12, 1831

what book did Tocqueville write

Democratic en Amerique

what book did Beaumont write

account of American race problem

the richest ____ owned ____ of wealth in NY and Boston

4%, 2/3

who won the election of 1816

James Monroe

What did the tariff of 1816 do?

place taxes on wool, cotton, iron, leather hats, paper and sugar

the 2nd national bank upset who?

state banks and southern states

McCulloch vs MD decided that ___

States could not interfere with federal affairs

how were canals and roads paid by?

tariffs and land revenue

when was the Erie canal constructed?

1817

what two rivers did the Erie canal connect?

lake Erie and the Hudson river

how long did the Erie canal take to complete

8 years

how long was the Erie canal

325 miles

what was the Erie canal also referred to

Clintons big ditch

what year did the C&O canal

1826

how long was the C&O canal?

185 miles

Which 2 rivers did the C&O canal connect?

Chesapeake and Ohio river

Who invented the steamboat?

Robert Fulton

By 1819 you were able to get from ____ to ____  in __ ______

New Orleans, Louisville, 14 days

Who were leading members of the Dem/Rep party

Henry Clay and John Calhoun