Chapter 14 Flashcards
What imaginary lines did immigrants west usually follow in the United States?
Lines of Latitude.
Who authored “Self-Reliance?”
Ralph Waldo Emerson; it told the story of how Americans need to be rugged and independent. It also spawned the Transcendentalist movement.
What was the “March of Millions?”
The westward march of Americans as their population steadily grew. The ample land available in America made it much different from Europe, and subsequently full of opportunity.
Which ethnic group that arrived prior to the Civil War was very unpopular?
Irish. The Catholic faith they practiced opened them up to discrimination. They often got the worst jobs in society.
Which set of immigrants were most popular prior to the Civil War?
Germans. Many of their customs blended very well with American society. They even added to U.S. culture with the Conestoga Wagon, the Christmas Tree, and Beer.
Know-Nothing Party
A political group that was formed around hatred for immigrants and Catholics. Their secretive ways were the reason they gained the name “Know-Nothings.”
Who was the father of the Factory system in America?
Samuel Slater
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney. 1793. The cotton gin made the mass production of cotton profitable. It is invention that is most responsible for continuation of slavery in the United States.
Who came up with the idea for interchangeable parts?
Eli Whitney. 1798. This revolutionized production of virtually all products. It paved the way for later businesses to implement mass production techniques.
Lowell Girls
Young women employed in the textile mills of New England. They were typically single women, who lived and worked at the factory.
Wage Slaves
These are people who earn a living, but do not make enough money to change their position in society. They are bound to often difficult and inferior jobs because they cannot better themselves through education or movement.
Commonwealth v. Hunt
This decision legalized Unions.
“Cult of Domesticity”
A widespread cultural creed that glorified the customary functions of the homemaker.
Who invented the following? Mechanical Reaper Steel Plow Steamboat Barbed Wire
Cyrus McCormick
John Deere
Robert Fulton
Joseph Glidden
The success of which canal project paved the way for further canal construction in the United States?
Erie Canal.
