Growth and Expansion

4. machine that wove thread into cloth
6. John Deere invention that helped farmers break up the hard soil of the Western Great Plains
7. A tax on imports to protect American businesses in the North
10. Henry Clay's plan to improve roads, bridges, and canals through tariffs to improve the US economy
13. Speaker of the House that created the Missouri Compromise
15. An invention that instantly sent messages across the country through electrical wires
16. The Industrial Revolution strengthened the economy of this region
17. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 established this between 'free' and 'slave' states
19. Robert Fulton's invention that increased trade and reduced shipping costs
20. laws created in the South to prevent slave rebellions
22. Stated that European nations could no longer colonize in the Western Hemisphere
23. allowed wheat production to increase and become the largest economic driver in the Midwestern prairies
24. Transportation improved dramatically in the North with these

1. This man established one of the first mills that turned cotton into cloth in the Northeast United States
2. these were created to protect factories from poor work conditions and mistreatment
3. A trail through the Cumberland Gap that served as southern highway from the eastern to western US
5. Many people moved from farms to these to earn money after the War of 1812
8. Business owners had workers that worked under one roof known as
9. These increased production of manufactured goods
11. Spun cotton into thread
12. The cotton gin removed these from cotton and increased cotton production dramatically
14. Gave USA control over Florida
15. seperated wheat grains from the stalk
18. Responsible for the Wilderness Road
21. Waterway connecting Buffalo, New York to the Hudson River across the state of New York