Chapter 7 US History I

North, South and West of the USA have different economies. South & West are farming; North is industrial.

A 21 year old Brit who wanted to become an economical leader. He smuggled himself into America. He kept all the plans for success in his head and invents the factory system.

Machines and people in the same room

The specialization of cooperating individuals who perform specific tasks and roles. (one man, one job)

Create large qualities at lower prices.

The inventor of the cotton gin

Separates seeds from the cotton instead of making a person do it. This machine will create the process literally 50 times easier.

Parts of a whole which can be fixed or replaced.

The cotton gin makes owners buy more fields therefore, making U.S have millions of more slaves to process more cotton.

The tax on goods coming into the country for example tobacco and cotton.

Helps the Northern Businesses, they sell things at high prices since they are costly to make. Since Britain had been making things for a longer time, their same items would be sold at a lower price in more abundance. Because of this, US put taxes on Britain's products.

Andrew Jackson

United State's first democratic president- "people's president"

Rewarding your supporters by giving them positions in the cabinet. Jackson's closest friends made up his cabinet.

Many of the cabinet members were not qualified to hold positions as government officials.

When Jackson's friends/Cabinet would conduct secret meetings to talk about presidential plans.

"Safe" movement of Indians to present day Oklahoma.

Also called Tariff of 1828. It raised the tariff on imported manufactured goods. The tariff protected the North but harmed the South;

South felt that the taxes were unfair, excessive, and targeted their region of the country. South said that the tariff was economically discriminatory and unconstitutional because it violated state's rights.

The south had to either import finished goods from Europe (primarily Britain) or buy goods made in the North.

Andrew Jackson's VP during his first term in office. Calhoun was a farmer from the South who was against the Tariff. He feels so strongly against the Tariff of 1828 (abominations) that he relinquishes his title for VP.

Calhoun wrote an essay criticizing the negative effects of the Tariff of 1828. This caused the South to rebel against Jackson; Jackson wanted to hang Calhoun because of this.

act passed by South Carolina that declared the 1832 tariff illegal.

Bill that makes it legal for the US to use military force to make states follow the tariff.

The force bill shows the authority of Jackson and his country.

Congress wished to renew the legislation that allowed the national bank to exist. Jackson vetoed the bill and let the Second National Bank dissolve into smaller state banks.

Van Buren

"Hero" of Tippecanoe, defeated Tecumseh and killed off his tribe

Advertised himself as a poor, self-made man to appeal to people, however, he was born rich.

William H. Harrison

Pneumonia

First ever VP to succeed as president following the death of William H. Harrison

Told people not to vote for Jackson in order for Adams to win.