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"Father of the Factory System." Learned of textile machinery when working in British factories, escaped to the US, and built the first cotton thread spinner.
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"Father of the Factory System." Learned of textile machinery when working in British factories, escaped to the US, and built the first cotton thread spinner. Samuel Slater
Invented the mechanical mower-reaper to harvest grains such as wheat. Cyrus McCormick
Built a cotton gin, making the South flourish and expanded "King Cotton" westward. Also created the "interchangeable part." Eli Whitney
Credited with building the first steamboat, the Clermont. Robert Fulton
Invented the telegraph. Samuel F.B. Morse
New York governor who pushed for national parks and later acheived it with Yellowstone in 1872. Painted western scenes and Native Americans. George Catlin
New York governor who built the Erie Canal using only state money. DeWitt Clinton
Was the leading proponent who pushed for women to enter into teaching. Catharine Beecher
Older Americans are prejudiced against newcomers in jobs, politics, and religion. nativism
An idealization of "home and family" as a space of moral purity protected from the harsher world outside. Centered on the belief that women were responsible for the moral affairs. Cult of domesticity
An establishment for the manufacturing of goods, including buildings and substantial machinery. factory system
1,000,000 poured in because of crop failures and revolution/war of 1848. More money than Irish, so they bought land in the West. Brought many cultural aspects to the US. German Forty Eighters
Newly assertive role for women. domestic feminism
Industry and businesses were coming into maturity. Encouraged start-ups and changed from "life on the farm" to "life working at a job." Market Revolution
Seperated the fiber from the seed. 50 times more efficient than a person using only hands. Caused the South to expand its cotton production and caused the North to expand its factories. cotton gin
The first steamboat (1807). Made rivers two-way streets, not one-way. South and West would especially draw the benefits. Clermont
One of the earliest investment capital companies formed by fifteen Boston families. Boston Associates
Used to haul cargo to foreign nations, notably China. Long, sleek, and very fast. clipper ships
Established to aid the Irish in finding jobs. Ancient Order of Hibernians
Basis for the fur-trapping empire. People would venture to a Rocky Mountain valley to swap beaver pelts for manufactured goods. Rendezvous
First passed in New York in 1848. Businessmen could create corporations without applying for individual charters from the legislature. Laws of Free Incorporation
Immigrants that would substitute in when the workers would go on strike because they were happy to work for whatever they get. Scab
Legalized labor unions in 1842. Commonwealth v. Hunt
Controlled by Irish immigrants in politics. Located in New York. Tammany Hall
"Know-Nothing" Party. Fed off of fear and sensational stories such as Maria Monk's book "Awful Disclosure." American Party
Fur-trader and real estate speculator who left an estimate $30 million on his death in 1848. John Jacob Astor
Irish immigrants who mainly came to cities like Boston and New York. Black Forties
Cincinatti on the Ohio River. Porkopolis
Erie Canal. It linked the western rivers with the Atlantic Ocean. Clinton's Big Ditch
The only thing that trumped the Erie Canal (railroads). Iron Horse
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