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interchangeable parts

-Identical parts to be mass produced -Can then be put together to form a product -allows for repair

Mexican American War causes

-Land disagreement of border of Texas (Texas now part of US) -Mexico and US sent troops to disputed area

push reasons for moving west

-Overcrowded cities -Terrible working conditions in factories

Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

-steam powerr -steam powered loom -coal furnace cottten gin -canals -railroad telegraph

Monroe Doctrine

Doctrine written by President Monroe -No european country can create a new colony in the Western Hemisphere -US will not interfere with European affairs

War of 1812

Known as 2nd war for Independence War between US and England England was restricting US trade at sea US won the war

assembly line

Line of workers producing a good by completing one part of the construction process , uses interchangeable parts

Lewis and Clark

Sent by Jeffereson to explore the Louisiana Territory Got help from crew and Sacajawea Kept detail journals of all they encountered

luisana purchase

Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon of France for $15 Million. Purchase was controversial Doubled size of US

canals , trains and telegraphs

advances in transportation and information -canal and trains allowed for people to move west -(goods/people can travel much faster by steam ship and rail. telegraph allowed for communcation to and from far distances

pull reasons

gold free land easir to move by railroad

Industrial Revolution

with inventions of steam/coal powered machines manufacturing changed from all done by hand machines.Birth of factories Increase populations in cities Increase in speed of creating goods 1750-early 1900


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