Population Trends
The period before a war
What is Antebellum?
The start of the development of turnpikes.
What is the Turnpike Era?
Baltimore and Ohio Company
What was the first company to begin railroad service?
Bringing all operations under a single roof.
What did the factory system do?
took women who would work for several years and then return to their homes to marry and raise children
What was the Lowell System?
Poverty and harsh working conditions.
How did slaves get a shorter life span?
Provided route to the Great Lakes, Chicago, and the West.
What did the Erie Canal do?
Drastically reduced travel times, Emergence of new towns and farms, Groundwork for technological advancement
What was the impact of railroads on the nation.
Manufactured goods
What experienced dramatic growth?
Sarah Bagley
Who founded the Female Labor Reform Association?
1808
When did slave importation become illegal?
July 4, 1817
When did digging for canals start?
1831
When did the Baltimore and Ohio Company start?
Northeast
What region produced most of the manufactured goods?
Maintaining high living standards was difficult, Unions of Women made strikes against pay cuts
Why did the Lowell system not last?