1. Early Industries and Inventions

2. The Industrial Revolution  Industrial Revolution- the economic changes of the late 1700s, when manufacturing replaced farming as the main form of work.

3. Factories Rise in New England  Samuel Slater- builder of the first water powered textile mill in America  Factory system- method of production using many workers and machines in one building

4. The Lowell Mills Hire Women Lowell Mills- textile mills located in the factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts.

5. New Manufacturing Methods Spread  Interchangeable parts- speed up production, made repairs easy, and was easier to produce by less skilled workers.

6. New Inventions Improve Life- Transportation and Communication  Robert Fulton- inventor of America’s first widely successful steamboat

7. Transportation and Communication Continued:  Peter Cooper- builder of America’s first successful steam-powered locomotive

8. Transportation and Communication Continued:  Samuel F.B. Morse- inventor of the telegraph

9. Technology Improves Farming  Threshing machine- a device that separates kernels of wheat from their husks  Mechanical reaper- a device that cuts grains

10.  How did the War of 1812 cause economic changes in the United States?  How did interchangeable parts transform the manufacturing process?

12. The Cotton Boom  Cotton gin- machine that made cleaning seeds from cotton faster  Eli Whitney- inventor of the cotton gin

13. Southern Support for Slavery

14. African Americans in the South

15. Slave Rebellions  Nat Turner- leader of an 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia

16. A Common Culture  Spirituals- religious folk songs  Religion was a cornerstone of African American culture in the South.

17.  How did the rise in cotton production affect slavery?  What was family life like for enslaved people?

19. The American System  Henry Clay- nationalist Representative from Kentucky  American System- plan introduced in 1815 to make American economically self- sufficient  Protective tariff- a tax on imported goods, that protects a nation’s businesses from foreign competition

20. The Era of Good Feelings  James Monroe- fifth president of the United States, who proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine

21. Transportation Links Cites  Erie Canal- waterway that connected New York City with Buffalo, New York

22. Sectional Interests  Sectionalism- loyalty to the interests of one’s own region or section of the country

23. The Missouri Compromise  Missouri Compromise- laws enacted in 1820 to maintain balance of power between slave and free states.

24. Settling Boundary Issues  Rush-Bagot Agreement 1817 limited each sides naval forces on the Great Lakes.  49 th parallel as the U.S. and Canada border

25. The Monroe Doctrine  Monroe Doctrine- U.S. policy opposing European interference in the Western Hemisphere

26.  How did the Erie Canal help the nation to grow?  How did the Missouri Compromise attempt to resolve a conflict between the North and the South?