Eli Whitney received a contract with the U.S. government to produce 10,000 rifles. He invented a manufacturing method known as ____________ to produce weapons that could use the same components.

In 1790, Congress passed a law to protect the rights of inventors. They could file a ________ with the government to protect their creation.

__________ is an economic system that allows individuals and businesses to own property and decide how they will use it to make money.

In a ____________ system, people are free to work wherever they wish, and to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want.

The southern states depended on agriculture. The most important crop in the South was ___________.

Northeastern states relied on manufacturing and the production of cloth in the _________ industry.

Private companies built ________, or private toll roads, for Americans to use to travel and ships goods.

Robert Fulton was hired to design and build the first __________ to be used to transport people up the Hudson River from New York to Albany.

A ____________ is an artificial, manmade waterway used to transport people and goods from one place to another.

Thousands of Irish immigrants helped to create the _________ canal, a 363 mile waterway, connecting Buffalo, NY to Albany, NY.

A famous explorer and pioneer, ______________, helped to build the Wilderness road through the Appalachian Mountains.

Before the War of 1812, the nation was divided. After the war, the nation was united. This became known as the Era of _______________.

In 1816, ___________________, the Democratic-Republlican candidate faced almost no opposition. He easily won the election and became the 5th President of the United States.

Senator Henry Clay proposed the ______________ Compromise of 1820 to keep a balance between free and slave states.

The President issued a clear warning to the nations of Europe to stay out of the political and military affairs in North America. This became known as the _____________

John C. Calhoun represented the State of _______________ in the United States Senate.

Henry Clay served as a Senator from the State of ___________, representing the WEST in Congress.

Who represented the Northeastern states, serving as a Congressman from the State of Massachusetts and Secretary of State.

___________________ is a division of the nation, based on geography, and a difference of opinion about goals and needs.