8 th Grade US History SBMS
the legal prohibition and ending of slavery abolition
the policy of promoting industry in the U.S. by adoption of a high protective tariff and of developing internal improvements by the federal government (as advocated by Henry Clay from 1816 to 1828) American System
a count of the population Census
cotton gin a machine for separating the fibers of cotton from the seeds.
departing or having departed from a country to settle elsewhere emigrant
the system of manufacturing that began in the 18th century with the development of the power loom and the steam engine and is based on concentration of industry into large establishments factory system
The change from a agrarian society to one based on industry which began in Great Britain and spread to the US around the 1800’s. Industrial revolution
Industrial Revolution
Uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces interchangeable part
The idea popular in the US during the 1800’s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific. Manifest Destiny
A frontiersman living in the wilderness, as in the Rocky Mountains Mountain Men
to put or change into an improved form or condition reform
The right to vote suffrage
The application of scientific discoveries to practical use technology
The use of little or no alcoholic drink temperance
Any of a group of New England writers who stressed the relationship between human beings and nature, spiritual things over material things, and the importance of the individual conscience. transcendentalist
A road that one must pay to use; the money is used to pay for the road turnpikes