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25 Cards in this Set
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Middle Class
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included prosperous artisans, farmers, lawyers, ministers, shopkeepers, and their families.
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Francis Cabot Lowell
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with some help, Lowell developed a water powered loom, his factories went on much longer after his death.
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Factory system
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Everything was done under one roof
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Lowell Girls
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single women who worked at mills, they lived in company owned boardinghouses
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John Deere
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designed a strong, but light steel plow
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Cyrus McCormick
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developed a mechanical reaper
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Elias Howe
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invented the first sewing machine
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Sarah G. Bagley
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Organized the Lowell Female Labor Reform association-urged co-workers to form a union after mill owners sped up production without raising wages
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nativism
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favoring native-born Americans over the foreign-born
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Know-Nothings
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A group of nativists who supported only native born protestants in running for office, when asked about their activities they responded, "I know nothing."
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Eli Whitney
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developed cotton gin in 1793
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cotton gin
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made it easier to separate the seeds from short-staple cotton boils
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Tredegar Iron Works
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one of the nation's largest and best equipped ironworks, the company operated its rolling mills in the 1850s mainly w/ slaves
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antebellum
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pre-civil war
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Yeoman Famers
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Made up the majority of souther white society. they were planters who were very simple, didn't usually have slaves, and made their own food
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William Ellison
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learned to build cotton gins while he was a slave, after buying his freedom, and his families, he became one of the wealthiest African American in antebellum
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Overseers
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usually small farmers, skilled workers, or planters' young sons or other relatives-managed slaves
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Drivers
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assistants picked from among slaves, helped supervise slaves, held difficult position between slave and owner
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gang labor
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slaves were organized into groups to do specialized jobs such as picking, hoeing, and plowing
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Spirituals
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haunting religious songs sung by slaves, rich in biblical lore, important way to practice religion for slaves
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Gabriel Prosser
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led a rebellion near Richmond virginia, involved hundreds of slaves
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Denmark Vessy
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prosperous, free African American, carpenter and preacher, led plot in 1822 in Charleston, the plan called for a massive slave uprising, plan discovered before carried out
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Nat Turner
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Led a violent slave uprising in 1831, him and small band of followers killed turner's owner and about 60 other whites
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Underground Railroad
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Network of white and black abolitionists who helped slaves escape to freedom in the North or in Canada.
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Harriet Tubman
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Most famous and successful conductor of the Underground Railroad, made at least 19 trips back to the south, led more than 300 slaves to safety
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