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self reliance

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told people to be independent

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rendezvous

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principal marketplace in northwest furtrade

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ecological imperialism

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the Wests destruction of the environment in pursuit of fur, logging and grazing

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Molly Maguires

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union of Irish miners, shadowy

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Tammany Hall

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NYC politicians the drew support from immigrants

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Know-Nothing party

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nativist political party

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Awful Disclosures

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Maria Monk’s alleged recount of catholic baby killing

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Cotton gin

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revitalizes southern economy, can take cotton much faster

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patent offices

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federal government bureau for patents

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limited liability

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people lose investments proportional to their initial investment

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Commonwealth v. Hunt

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Supreme courts rule Unions to be legal

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Cult of Domesticity

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women work at home, ONLY

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McCormick Reaper

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lawnmower for grains

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turnpike

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toll based road

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Eerie canal

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linked Lake Eerie to the Hudson, lowering shipping costs

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Clipper Ships

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small swif vessels,

17
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Pony Express

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Pony relay

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Transport Revolution

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revolution of transportation

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Eli Whitney

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created the Cotton gin

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Elias Howe

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sewing machin

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Samuel F.B Morse

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created telegraph

22
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John Deere

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produced a steel plow

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Cyrus McCormick

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created grain mower

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Robert Fulton

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created a steamboat

25
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DeWitt Clinton

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government who oversaw the creation of the Eerie Canal

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Cyrus Field

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stretched a telegraph wire

27
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John Jacob Astor

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left an estate of 30 million dollars, first super rich.

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