Communication
Who invented the Telegraph?
Samuel Morse
Name one form of transportation developed during this time period?
Canals, railroads, roads.
What kind of economy did the US have? (Hint: Chapter title)
A Market Economy
What is manumission? How is it granted?
Manumission is when a slaveholder releases their slaves on their own; it is rarely granted if at all.
What did the "separate spheres" consist of for men and women?
Men: economic production and politics
Women: consumerism and domestic life
What did the telegraph do?
It allowed for faster communication using morse code to send messages through telegraph lines
What is Fulton's Folly?
The first commercial steamboat created
What is market farming and what is the significance of it?
Market farming was the production of crops for cash. It helped people buy goods made in the country and called for innovations in farming.
Did black people have rights in the North? If so, what kinds of rights?
Yes, though not as many as white people. They had the rights to education, religion, and occasionally to own land.
What event led to the settlement of Irish immigrants in America?
The potato famine
What was the first war the telegraph was used in?
It was used during the Mexican-American war.
What was the significance of the Erie canal? What did it connect?
The Erie canal connected inland to the Atlantic ocean for better/quicker trade.
How did a cash economy work?
The more income a person made, the more respect/status in society they had.
How did market farming lead to the cotton gin?
Market farming promoted mass distribution of crops and products and influenced innovation in technology.
How did nativism and the Know Nothings party shape American society?
Lots of discrimination in America...
Why is the telegraph such an important invention? What was it trying to prevent?
It was especially useful to spread news from one part of the country to the other. It was trying to prevent an incident such as the battle of New Orleans.
Why were steamboats so important? What did they allow traders to do?
They allowed for both upstream and downstream travel.
Piecework was work from home in pieces. One person did their part of the job and sent it to another until the product was complete and ready for sale. Piecework was paid through finished products while wage work was by time.
What was the differences/similarities in white and black women in the North?
Both did farm work, processing ag. products, but white women tended to be shielded from harsh labor due to whiteness.
Black women "less delicate"
What is a Romantic Childhood and how did it shape young Americans?
Children were nurtured in primary school and sheltered in homes
What happened in the battle of New Orleans? How does this relate to communication? How will it affect future wars?
A battle was fought AFTER a peace treaty was signed. Better communication will prevent this and save lives.
Why were trains a big help in moving West? (Hint: Think about the proclamation line of 1763 and what it rested on. What landform?)
They had railroads and roads that made it easier to travel over the Appalachian mountains.
Why was the Dartmouth v. Woodward decision so important?
It gave rights to private businesses and corporations that called for little gov. regulations.
How did credit work for market-farming?
It ensured that farmers had a back-up in place of failed crops/production
What was one significant change that union/labor strikes brought about?
10-hr work days, better working conditions, nationwide spread