Market Revolution
The transition from a pre-industrial economy to a market-oriented, capitalist economy.
Industrial Revolution
an era in which widespread production by machinery replaced goods made by hand
Samuel Slater
opened a factory in rhode island in 1793. This is considered to be the beginning of the industrial revolution in the US
Factory System
A method of production in which large crews of people performed work in one location
textile
the cloth and clothing made from cotton & other raw materials
Edmund Cartwright
developed the first power loom
Francis Cabot Lowell
developed a faster, more efficient power loom for his textile mill in Massachusetts
strike
A work stoppage in order to force an employer to comply with demands
Eli Whitney
one of the most influential inventors of the 1800s. He invented the cotton gin and developed the use of interchangeable parts
interchangeable parts
parts of a mechanism that can be substituted one for another
Robert Fulton
Developed the use of the steamboat
Steamboat
A boat with steam boiler engines to power the paddle wheels that propel it forward
Samuel F.B. Morse
Developed the use of the telegraph
Telegraph
A machine that sent messages long distances by sending electrical pulses in code over electrical wires
Cyrus Hall McCormick
Developed the use of the mechanical reaper
Reaper
A machine that cuts stalks of wheat or oats
Cotton Gin
a machine that separates cotton seeds and hull from the cotton ball
Interstate slave trade
The buying and selling of slaves within the U.S.
Antebellum
the time period before the Civil War
Spirituals
A religious song sun by enslaved persons based upon biblical figures and themes
passive resistance
A nonviolent refusal to obey authority and laws
Gabriel Prosser
A slave who planned a revolt in Virginia in 1800
Demark Vesey
A freed slave who used scripture to inspire the burning down of building in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822
Nat Turner
In 1831 led a small group of slaves in violent rebellion killing more than 50 people in one night. Turner was eventually captured and hanged
Nationalism
loyalty and devotion to one's nation
Henry Clay
From Kentucky, a congressman who supported tariffs to promote american manufacturing
John C. Calhoun
From South Carolina, a congressman who supported tariffs to promote American manufacturing
subsidy
Government funds
American system
A policy of promoting the U.S. industrial system through the use of tariffs, federal subsidies, and the national bank
Erie Canal
A man-made canal that connected lake Erie with the Hudson river
Illinois and Michigan canal
A man-made canal that connected lake Michigan to the illinois and Mississippi rivers
James Monroe
5th President of the U.S., 1817-1825
Era of Good Feelings
A period of political history that reflected a common sense of national purpose & unity. The era of good feelings is associated with the president of James Morie
implied powers
A power not explicitly stated in the Constitution
Monopoly
The complete and exclusive control of an industry by one company
Sectionalism
a loyalty to whichever section or region of the country one was from, rather than to the nation as a whole
Missouri Compromise
An agreement that stated the people of Missouri could on slaves and be admitted to the union along Maine a free state
unorganized territory
Lands governed by the federal government but not belonging to any state
Monroe Docterine
An approach to foreign policy that stated the American continents were no longer European influence.
Republican motherhood
The idea that woman should raise their children to be good citizens who participate in the government
Judith Sargent Murray
Female rights activist following the revolution who argued that the brain is not a sex organ. She wrote "On the Equality of Sexes". \n Argued for equal education opportunities \n Argued that women's apparent mental inferiority to men simply reflected the fact that women had been denied
Catharine Beecher
Founded Hartford female seminary, a school for women in COnnecticut
Abolition
The act of putting and end to something, such as slavery.