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what is capitalism?
the economic system of the United States where individuals put their capital(money) into businesses and hope to make a profit
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what is free market?
economic system, choice to invest, compete to lower prices (mr. d's answer)
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what are canals?

an artificial man made waterway 
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what is postage?

home delivery of letters by mail which brought with it newspapers. 
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who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
helped organize the first ever women's rights convention in New York, 1848. called to end all laws that discriminate against women, asked for women's suffrage, and that women be aloud to enter all-male world of jobs


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what is free enterprise?
another term to describe the American economy

people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want. People can work wherever they wish.buyers compete to find the lowest prices. 

(major elements- competition, profit, private property, and economic freedom)

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what are turnpikes?
toll roads made of crushed stone built by private companies that charged a fee
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what is the Erie Canal?

a canal which took 2 years to build and was built by thousands of laborers (many Irish). its success inspired more canals
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Irish and German immigrants
Irish came over because of Great Irish Famine/ potato famine and largest group to come over to the US

German were 2nd largest group to come to US. looked for work after Democratic Revolution in Germany. Both faced a lot of discrimination but mainly the Irish

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Who is  Susan B Anthony? 
women who worked for

 women's rights and temperance, equal pay for women ,college training for girls, and co-education 

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What is the cotton gin?
simple machine that quickly removed seeds from cotton
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who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
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Gender roles
women viewed as kinder and more moral than men so better for caring for children, outside world was dangerous and corrupt, magazines and novels wrote about the value of women's roles at home,seperated home and work
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marriage and family laws
recognized the rights of women to own property after marriage, women got legal guardianship of children in some states, and women are able to seek divorce if the husband abused alcohol.
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what are interchangeable parts?
identical machine parts that could be put together quickly to make a complete product. this made machine steps and production easier
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who engineered a steamboat to make an 150-mile trip from N.Y to Albany (took 32 hours)
Robert Fulton
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what is transcendentalism and who came up with it 
human, nature, and conscience and Emerson and Thoreau
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what are nativists 
people opposed to immigration
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what is a union?
organizations of workers with the same trade
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what is a strike?
refusing to work to put pressure on employers
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what did Francis Cabot Lowell do?
opened a textile plant in Waltham, Massachusetts 

all the steps of cloth making were done at same place at same time. his mill started the factory system.

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 Industrial Revolution
started in New England because they had poor soil so difficult farming. had many rushing rivers and streams to provide water for mills. had many ports to quickly trade. near many natural resources such as coal and iron.

(factories seperated home and work)

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who was Horace Mann/ what did he do?
says kids have to go to school, it should be free, and teachers have to be trained.
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What did Lucretia Mott do?
she supported peace, temperance, workers' rights, abolition(making slavery illegal), and fugitive slaves. joined forces with Elizabeth Cady Stanton for women's rights.
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