People
Inventor of the Cotton Gin...
Eli Whitney
Name of the nativist third party...
The Know Nothings...
Why did the Irish and Germans come to America? Be specific.
Irish-Potato famine
Germans- Failed revolutions
What were the first roads called?
Turnpikes
What was the glorification of the homemaker called?
Cult of Domesticity
Man responsible for bringing textile mill plans to America...
Samuel Slater
Name of the political machine in NYC that "bought" votes especially from the Irish...
Tammany Hall
What was a "Wage Slave"?
Workers who are dependent on their employer for survival.
Give THREE advantages of the Erie Canal..
Increased property value
Lowered cost of goods
Increased efficiency of trading
What is meant "self-reliance"
Depend on your own abilities, judgement and will to make it during tough times.
Name of the man who "invented" the steamboat and name of the steamboat...
Robert Fulton and the Clermont
Name of the Supreme Court Case that allowed labor unions to exist as long as they are peaceful...
Commonwealth v. Hunt
What was a factory town? Who was known for having one?
Where the business owner controls or owns all the major businesses within an area (town). Francis Lowell
What were the Two names of the road paid for by the government?
National Road
Cumberland Road
This protects and allows for an inventor to profit off his/her invention....
Patent
Man known for the transatlantic cable...
Cyrus Field
What was the name of the "secret" organization to help the poor and helpless Irish...
Ancient Order of the Hibernians
What is the name for someone who takes over a job when a worker goes on strike?
Scab
What years were the Pony Express used?
1860 to 1861
What was the nickname given to the Erie Canal (hint: the man that pushed for it is in the name)
Clinton's Big Ditch
The two men known for the sewing machine..
Elias Howe and Isaac Singer
This group was known as the "Irish Enforcers" who used violence and intimidation to fight against injustice.
Molly Maguires
What is meant by "Ecological Imperialism"?
Some historians have referred to the exploitation of the wests resources as this.
Where did the government's road end?
Vandalia, Illinois
What was the nickname of the train?
The Iron Horse