Definitions
disease turned potatoes black
What is Blight?
Maines economy was mainly based on this
Shipbuilding and Lumber
Wrote "Uncle Toms Cabin".
This focused on reducing alcohol consumption
Temperance Movement
The Maine law of 1851 was significant because
Banned the sale of alcohol
A person who believed only white Protestants of English descent were Americans
Nativist.
Hunted animals and grew only crops for the family
Substinence Economy
Famous architect who built the new state house on Weston's Hill.
Charles Bulfinch
Discrimination against immigrants
Aroostook War
The body of a ship
Hull
Hunting and growing for family and profit
Market economy
King of the Netherlands who tried to determine the Northern border of Maine since England and Maine couldn't come to an agreement
King William
Known as the Know-Nothing Party
American Party
Settled border dispute
Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842
Cash, Land, livestock, or furniture a woman brought to marriage.
Dowry
these are the five parts of Maines economy during the 1830s-1850s
Shipbuilding, lumbering, manufacturing, fishing, farming
Arrested because he put up an American flag on July 4th and had an independence party.
John Baker
besides alcohol, this was the biggest problem that Maine saw
Slavery
What was the capital of Maine before Augusta
Portland
an improvement
Reform
people who start new businesses are called this
Entrepreneurs
Canadian official who had John Baker arrested
George Moorhouse
to do away with
Abolish
1832