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Nativist
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Also referred to as "Know Nothings" - they were against immigrants and Roman Catholics.
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Black Forties
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A period in time, the 1840's, when a terrible rot attacked the potato crops of Ireland, also known as the Potato Famine.
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Elias Howe
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Invented the sewing machine which was later perfected by Isaac Singer
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"Wage Slaves"
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Wage earners whose livelihood is completely dependant on wages that were earned
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Tammany Hall
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Area in New York in which the Irish eventually gained control and reaped the patronage rewards
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Cumberland Road
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A major highway constructed before the Civil War by the federal government.
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Clinton's Big Ditch
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Immediately after becoming Governor of the state, Clinton pushed through funding from legislation for the construction of a canal.
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