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12 Cards in this Set
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Conestoga Wagons |
One of the innovations of transportation was this large horse drawn wagon. Innovations such as this expanded the national market for goods and services, facilitating trade and boosting the economy. |
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Eli Whitney |
A Yale graduate that invented the cotton gin which revolutionized cotton production. His invention sped up cotton production and open another use for slaves. |
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Cyrus McCormick |
Invented a mechanical reaper to harvest wheat. This development greatly contributed to the agricultural economy of the West. His success inspired other inventors, that quickly led to multiple technological innovations, spurring agricultural production even more. |
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Robert Fulton |
Produced the first commercially successful steamboat; Clement which sailed along the Hudson River. Steamboats transformed water transportation as it could carry much more, much faster than land transportation. |
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Erie Canal |
A canal in New York that drew a lot of trade from the Midwest away from the deep south. This man made Canal was a renowned success that brought a "river of gold" to New York. Causing other states to scramble to build canals of their own but none quite as successful as Erie Canal. |
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Lowell System |
The Lowell System emerged in a textile mill village that provided young girls with boarding, education, and work. The system began peacefully but grew worse as the peaceful rural town became an industrial system. |
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Mill Girls |
Young girls that lived in mill villages, were provided education and attended by matronly supervisors in exchange for work. The girls initially seemed happy and their situation ideal but turned sour when factory owners thought to increase production and cut wages. This caused strikes in a loss of desire for young women to become the mill girls. |
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"Cult of Domesticity" |
A social standard that was a woman's place as solely within the home. Women were not often present outside in social scenes such as the performing arts. Socially, women were seen as much lesser creatures than men. |
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Irish Potato Famine |
Epidemic of potato rot swept the poor nation, causing thousands of Irish to die young. From there, many saw America and Canada as the only beacon of hope. This cause mass immigrations to the Western Hemisphere where they made up 43% of immigrants. |
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Nativism |
Many Americans resented the immigrants, their strange languages, foreign customs, and religions. The biggest threat was between Protestants and Catholics who thought the Irish would attempt to convert the US to a Catholic nation. |
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Know - Nothing (American) Party |
The know-nothing party was a party of people who vowed not to vote for foreigners or Catholics. They seemed to gain major party status but the frenzy subsided as slavery became a focal issue. |
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Commonwealth v. Hunt |
The US Supreme Court declared that forming a trade union was not in itself illegal, nor was a demand that employers hire only members of the union. They also declared that workers could strike if an employer hired non union laborers. |
