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73 Cards in this Set
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Father of the factory system
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Samuel Slater
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invented the mechanical mower-reaper
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Cyrus McCormick
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a nature preservationist
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George Catlin
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Commonwealth v. Hunt
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labor unions were declared legal
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a powerful steam engine boat that traveled the Hudson
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Clermont
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installed an engine in the first steam engine boat, the Clermont
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Robert Fulton
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the governor of NY, who built the Erie Canal
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DeWitt Clinton
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ran telegraph wire across Atlantic Ocean, making direct communication between America and Europe possible
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Cyrus Field
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inventor of the Bunsen burner
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Bunsen
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inventor of camera film
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Eastmann
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inventor of elastic
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Hancock
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inventor of ice cream
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Fussell
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inventor of jeans
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Strauss
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inventor of the motorcycle
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Daimier
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inventor of pasteurization
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Pasteur
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inventor of rubber vulcanization
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Goodyear
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inventor of the small pox vaccine
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Jenner
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inventor of the automobile
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Benz
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What was the 2nd Great Awakening?
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anyone could be saved/go to heaven
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Who was a major reformer for education? What major plans did he start? (4)
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Horace Mann
kindergarten public school system grade level system public high schools |
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Who was a major advocate of mental hospitals and prisons?
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Dorothea Dix
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What was the anti-slavery movement called?
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abolition
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Name the four steps of the plan of abolition.
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1. importation of slaves illegal
2. buying and selling illegal 3. DC (and some other cities) outlaw slavery 4. totally illegal |
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Was slavery outlawed cold turkey or gradually? Why?
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gradually
to ensure slaves would be able to provide for themselves and live on their own & so that slavery would remain outlawed forever |
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What is another name for the Mormons?
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the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints
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Who was the founder of the Mormons?
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Joseph Smith
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What, in addition to the bible, does the Mormon church use as a guide for prayer?
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the Book of Mormon
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What three states did the Mormon church begin in?
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Ohio, Illinois, Utah
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Who set up the Mormon church in Salt Lake City?
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Brigham Young
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What is the name for the actual building of the Mormon church?
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tabernacle
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What is special about the college years in the life of a Mormon?
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they go on a mission trip
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What is the limiting of alcohol called? The outlawing of alcohol?
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temperance
prohibition |
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What was the name of the white American group of people morally against slavery, that did NOT consider freed slaves as their equals?
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American Colonization Society
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Where did the American Colonization Society want to send freed former slaves to? About how many went?
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Liberia
1400 |
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What caused a great increase in cotton production? What slogan for the south did it produce?
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cotton gin
"cotton is king" |
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The south relied on the _______ to buy their cotton, which caused economic problems during the war.
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north
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_______ of slave owners were white and the average owner had less than ____ slaves.
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35%
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Who published the antislavery newspaper, the Liberator?
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W. Garrison
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Name two of the most famous slave revolt leaders.
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Nat Turner
Denmark Veasey |
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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Who wrote Cannibals All?
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George Fitzhugh
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Who wrote Treatise on Domestic Economy?
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Catherine Beecher
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Who wrote the Liberator?
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Who wrote the North Star?
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Fredrick Douglas
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What is Harriet Tubman known for ?
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the Underground Railroad
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Who organized (2) the Seneca Falls Convention?
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B Anthony |
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What naturalist wrote a widely used nature resource book including birds, insects, and plants?
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Audubon
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What word describes someone who believes that they can base their ideas and beliefs on their own, without entire help from the Bible or Church?
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transcendentalism
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Who founded the Methodists?
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John Wesley
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Who founded the Baptists?
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Roger Williams and Dr. Clarke
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What was the first public state university?
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UNC
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What was the first college to allow blacks and females to enroll?
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Oberlin College
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Who were two prominent slave revolt leaders?
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Vessey and Turner
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Who was a former slave that worked hard not only as an abolitionist, but also a woman suffragette?
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Sojourner Truth
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What does "fifty-four forty" mean?
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the Oregon-Canada border
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What is Manifest Destiny?
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that the US should own all land between Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
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What six purchase were contributing factors to Manifest Destiny?
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LA purchase
FL OR TX War Mexican cession Gadsen purchase |
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When was the CA gold rush?
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1849
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The last battle with Mexico, because of the border, established the ____________.
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Rio Grande
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Over half of the US in late 1800s were ____________.
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young
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People who moved to the west were moved by ________ needs. They moved because of the vast _________.
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individual
nature |
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Who were the two immigrants that moved the most? Where did they live? What religions were these immigrants?
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Irish and German
ghetto Irish-Catholic; Germans- catholic and protestant |
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Why did immigrants (particular groups mentioned) move to US? What did they bring with them?
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Irish- potato famine; whiskey
German- concerned about education and escape autocratic govt.; furniture and beer |
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People who favor Americans over immigrants are called _________.
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nativists
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Who benefited from the early factory system?
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owners
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Who worked in the factories?
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children and young women
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What started the canal era?
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the building of the Erie Canal
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What connected the east to the west? West to east?
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boats
railroad |
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What did each region of the US provide?
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south- cotton
north- textile industry west- food (grain and livestock) east- machines for the north |
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What early 19th century religion was devoted to reason and free will?
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unitarian
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Who started the second great awakening?
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Charles Finney
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What two denominations appealed to the poor?
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baptists and methodists
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What split alot of churches?
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slavery
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