Ch 10 IDs Flashcards
Antebellum Era (Who)
Americans
Antebellum Era (What)
Religious and social movemtn in pursuit of solutions for the problems on evil
Antebellum Era (When)
Mid 1800s
Antebellum Era (Where)
Especially active in northern states
Antebellum Era (Why)
Developed increased sectionalism
Cotton gin (Who)
Eli Whitney
Cotton gin (What)
Machine that quickly separates cotton from its seeds
Cotton gin (When)
1793
Cotton gin (Where)
South
Cotton gin (Why)
Increased productivity of cotton
Allowed slavery to continue
Interchangable parts (Who)
Eli Whitney
Interchangable parts (What)
Uniform parts for guns
Interchangable parts (When)
1789
Interchangable parts (Where)
US
Interchangable parts (Why)
Beginning of mass produciton
Factory system (Who)
Samuel Slater
Factory system (What)
Method of manufacturing
Factory system (When)
1793
Factory system (Where)
Rhode Island
Factory system (Why)
Led to industrialization
Displaced artisans
Erie Canal (Who)
Dewitt Clinton (large proponent)
Erie Canal (What)
Transportation system
Erie Canal (When)
1825
Erie Canal (Where)
Albany to Buffalo
Erie Canal (Why)
Faster
Cheaper
West expansion
Samuel Morse (Who)
Inventor
Samuel Morse (What)
Invented the telegraph
Samuel Morse (When)
1844
Samuel Morse (Where)
N and NW, not S
Samuel Morse (Why)
Allowed instant communication between cities
Horace Greeley’s Tribune (Who)
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley’s Tribune (What)
Newspaper
Horace Greeley’s Tribune (When)
Mid 1800s
Horace Greeley’s Tribune (Where)
NY
Horace Greeley’s Tribune (Why)
Fed sectional discoard
Steamboats (Who)
Robert Fulton
Steamboats (What)
Ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power
Steamboats (When)
1807
Steamboats (Where)
US
Steamboats (Why)
Could travel upstream
DeWitt Clinton (Who)
Large proponent of Erie Canal
DeWitt Clinton (What)
Transportation system
DeWitt Clinton (When)
1825
DeWitt Clinton (Where)
Albany to Buffalo
DeWitt Clinton (Why)
Cheaper
Faster
Could go west
Hudson River Valley Art School (Who)
Founded by Thomas Cole
Hudson River Valley Art School (What)
First great school of American painters
Hudson River Valley Art School (When)
1825
Hudson River Valley Art School (Where)
NY
Hudson River Valley Art School (Why)
Paintings showed the importance of nature