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Identical pieces that could be assembled quickly by unskilled workers
interchangeable parts
exclusive rights over an invention
patent
An economic system based on private ownership of capital
capitalism
a type of economy in which people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want
free enterprise
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, to make work faster, easier, and safer.
technology
a man-made waterway
canal
road on which tolls are collected
turnpike
Different parts of the country developing unique and separate cultures (as the North, South and West). This can lead to conflict.
sectionalism
Complete control of a product or business by one person or group
monopoly
to give up or surrender something to someone else
cede
What happened on a Caribbean Island that made Napoleon decide to sell the Louisiana land?
a slave revolt; Haiti became independent
Why were some people upset about the Louisiana Purchase?
The Constitution did not give the government the power to but land.
How did the Embargo Act affect the economy of the U.S.?
It became weak because trade with other countries was stopped.
Because many Democratic-Republicans were speaking out against John Adams, he passed the _______________Act, which made it a crime to speak against the government.
Sedition
Which political party believed in a strong federal government and rule by the elite?
federalists
To build our economy and establish our credit, Alexander Hamilton asked the government to establish a _____________________.
National Bank
