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Cotton Gin
A machine created by Eli Whitney, which could separate cotton from its seed. Made cotton profitable in the South. -
Louisiana purchase
doubled sized of U.S. Opened land for expansion. Transition from strict to loose -
Steam boat
Boat that had a powerful steam engine. Enable boats to travel upstream from rivers -
War of 1812
War between U.S and Great Britain over impressment of American sailors by British -
Erie canal
This was opened as a toll waterway connecting New York to the Great Lakes.This helped connect the Northern cities to the agrarian West. The transportation of food from the midwest farms especially allowed for the growth of New York. -
Market Revolution
Drastic change in transportation, communication, and production of goods -
Missouri Comprise
Compromise by Henry Clay. Missouri is divided as slave state. Maine added as free state
