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Spinning Jenny invented
-Cotton spinning machine for converting raw cotton into thread
-These machines were used to mass produce textiles -
Samuel slater smuggles plans to America
-Worked 6 years in an English textile mill
-Learned the workings of the cotton spinning machine
-Came to the U.S. using a disguise in 1789
-Established his own mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
-New England is the first to industrialize
-Agriculture was not profitable in New England -
Cotton Gin invented
-Also known as the cotton engine
-Accelerated the expansion of slavery in the South
-With a great demand for cotton in England and in the Northern states,
-Southern farmers needed an efficient
machine for cleaning the cotton -Made it possible for Southern farmers,
both slave owning and non slave
owning, to grow cotton for a profit -
Steam engine patented
-Thomas Savery, an engineer and inventor, patented a machine that could effectively draw water from flooded mines using steam pressure -
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Monroe's Presidency
-President James Monroe is elected President easily in 1816. -Serves two terms (1817-1825)
-No real competition for the Democratic-Republican Party. -
The Missouri Compromise
-When the population of a territory reached 60,000 that territory was able to request to become a state
-When Missouri requested statehood, issues arose due to it wanting to become a slave state
-In 1818, the U.S. had 11 free states and 10 slave states
-Southerners expected Missouri to admitted as a slave state -
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Presidency of John Quincy Adams
-Hero of Battle of New Orleans in War of 1812. -Jackson clearly won the popular vote but lack a majority
of electoral votes in the 1824 election -The House of Representatives were given the responsibility to decide the outcome of the election -
Erie Canal Completed
-Completed October 26th, 1825
-The first and most successful of the artificial waterways
-Designed to link the western markets to the eastern manufacturing -Lead to the building of over 3,000 miles of canals by 1840 -
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Presidency of Andrew Jackson
-No formal education
-Relied on himself to become a lawyer,
planter, and soldier -He became the savior of the country with his
win at the Battle of New Orleans -Conqueror of the British, Native Americans and the Spanish -
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The trail of tears
-Cherokee removal began in October/November of 1838
-Sped up because gold was found on their land -The 800 mile trip was made mostly by foot -Of the Cherokee, more than ¼ of those who started the
journey died -Over all, ½ of the total number of Native Americans that were moved died during the journey -
The Panic of 1837
-Splitting up Second Bank of U.S. and diverting its funds
into many smaller banks meant no central control. -no stopping each bank for printing a copy of all the
nation’s money for itself. -Inflation jumps up prices over 1300% -
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The nullification Crisis
The Indian Removal
-When national and state powers conflicted on
dealing with Native Americans, Jackson was on the
side of the states
South Carolina
-The States Rights party attempted to directly
challenge Jackson over the Federal Tariff Policy