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History
History Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Causes of industrialization | War of 1812 - US stop trade w/ England US made items - industrialization Government stimulus - US goods cheaper than England goods Americans bought American |
| Identify the War of 1812 | US. Navy V. British Navy. Trade restrictions with England & France. England supported Indian tribes against expansion. England took US sailors into Royal Navy. British captured & burned Washington DC Battle of New Orleans - Jackson led & won. |
| Identify the cotton gin | Allowed for mass production of cotton. 50lbs of cotton per hour. Making the South a powerful cotton&raw materials producer. |
| Identify the Erie canal | Water transportation for goods & materials-cheapest. Constructed in 1819 Connected NYC to Lake Erie Lake Erie connects to all great lakes |
| Identify the Slater Mill | 1st American textile mill Built by Samuel Slater used hydropower to power looms 1st industrialized mill workers were women&children. |
| Identify the Lowell Mills | Network of mills in Lowell, Massachusetts Women working & exploited in mills. Protested but went back to work. Regulated women's life & social behavior. |
| Identify Irish Pre-famine immigrants | Could only farm in Ireland. Lived in urban cities; NYC, New Jersey. Working in industrial labor. |
| Identify Nativism | Belief in America for Americans |
| The Irish Famine Immigrants | Fleeing starvation & death. Potato blight fungus in 1845. 1/2 land used to grow food, 1/2 to pay English rent.1.5 million Irish immigrants. Wheat could only be milled in England. |
| Irish Settlement | Primarily living in urban areas. Poor living conditions. Living in poverty. |
| Irish labor | Men: unskilled labor. Women: domestic service. Labor organization. |
| Post Famine Wave | Immigrants tried to create a post-Irish American identity. Irish culture:Dance, language, music. |