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AP US History: Chapter 14 Market Revolution Flashcards

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5457929206Regional SpecializationRegions developing distinct economies0
5457929207Diverging Economic SystemsRegional political and economic loyalties often overshadowed national concerns1
5457929208Regional specialization @NorthIndustrial Revolution2
5457929209Regional specialization @SouthCash Crops3
5457929210Regional specialization @WestAgriculture (Wheat, Livestock)4
5457929211Why did the population increase during the Market Revolution?High birthrates Immigration (Irish, German, English)5
5457929212What did population increase result in?Growth of cities Western Expansion6
5457929213What did Western Expansion raise an issue in?Slavery7
5457929214When did immigration spike and why?1851-1855 Available land Available factory jobs American freedom Irish potato famine @mid 1840s8
5457929215Irish ImmigrantsIn cities Did hard labor for low wages Victims of prejudice (stole jobs) (were catholic) Politically important= Supported democrats9
5457929216German ImmigrantsExtremely diverse In Old Northwest, in German communities Escaped economic hardships and autocratic government10
5457929217Why were Nativists formed?Foreigners took jobs from "native" Americans Foreigners could outvote "native" Americans Foreigners could ruin American culture11
5457929218Who were Nativists comprised of?Roman Catholics12
5457929219Know Nothing PartyGroup of American Nativists Advocated for restrictions on immigration13
5457929220Overall impact of immigrationAmerica is more racially and ethnically diverse14
5457929221Samuel Slater"Father of the Factory System"15
5457929222Eli WhitneyInterchangeable parts which led to mass production16
5457929223Samuel MorseInvents the telegraph17
5457929224Lowell SystemFactory in Massachusetts Labor done by New England women18
5457929225Commonwealth v HuntLabor unions were allowed by Massachusetts supreme court Gave North advantage in Civil War19
5457929226Robert FultonDeveloped steamboat Clermont Cheaper transportation20
5457929227RailroadsFast More Reliable Cheaper than canals Popular in North21
5457929228Continental Economy by 1860Extended markets22
5457929229Cyrus McCormickMcCormick Reaper Cuts and gathers more crops23
5457929230John DeereSteel plow Broke through soil24
5457929231New farming inventions leads to what?Transition from subsistence farming to large scale farming Demand for more land and more machinery Increased farm debt25
5457929232Eli Whitney's cotton gin resulted in what?Huge demand for slaves26
5457929233"Cult of Domesticity"Tradition that housework and child care were considered the only proper activites for married women27
5457929234Antebellum means what?Before the Civil War 1820-186028
5457929235Political leader of the North was who?Daniel Webster29
5457929236Political leader of the South was who?John C. Calhoun30
5457929237Political leader of the West was who?Henry Clay31
5457929238Immigrants coming to America before 1860 did what?Help to fuel economic depression32

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