Across
- 3. Spain agreed to sell Florida to the United States
- 6. landscape painters who celebrated American nature
- 7. an American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats; they stood for protective tariffs, national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements
- 9. allowed cotton to be processed 50 times faster
- 10. loyalty to one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole
- 11. his plan was called the “American System”
- 12. famous chief justice of the Supreme Court; his rulings reflected nationalism and strengthened the federal government
- 13. political agreement (this election) was determined by congressional or presidential actions that many viewed to be corrupt from different standpoints
- 15. one of the two major political parties in the United States
- 16. seventh President of the United States; Battle of New Orleans made him a national hero and inspired nationalism (patriotism) throughout the country
- 21. made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state in an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states
- 26. the period before the civil war and after the War of 1812
- 27. the transition to new manufacturing processes
- 28. the process of making an area more urban
- 29. invented the steel plow which allowed farmers to plow larger pieces of land
- 30. state laws established to determine the status of slaves and the rights of their owners; placed harsh restrictions on slaves' already limited freedoms, in order to prevent rebellion or escape, and gave slave owners absolute power over their slaves
- 31. These tariffs were higher and designed to PROTECT American businesses from foreign competition
Down
- 1. invented the mechanical reaper which allowed farmers to harvest larger pieces of land
- 2. what the south became known as because of their economy that was dependent on cotton and slavery
- 4. Parts to manufactured products were made to be identical; PARTS of products could be replaced instead of the WHOLE product
- 5. featured a rematch between John Quincy Adams, now incumbent President, and Andrew Jackson
- 8. invented the steamboat, which could travel faster and go upstream
- 14. the period where steam power, railroads, canals, roads, and bridges emerged as new forms of transportation
- 17. a labor and production model employed in the United States, particularly in New England, during the early years of the American textile industry in the early 19th century.
- 18. built in New York, connecting western farmers to cities
- 19. developed the telegraph for sending messages over long distances; information could be transported INSTANTLY, improving communication
- 20. America worried that other countries would expand into North and South America too; President Monroe declared the Americas off-limits to European powers
- 22. period of nationalism in the United States; reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity among Americans
- 23. first major interstate highway, over 600 miles long; expanding roads connected western farms to cities
- 24. Slater was called the “Father of the Factory System”; Textile mills (factories) turned cotton from the South into manufactured cloth
- 25. encouraged economic growth as the country expanded westward