Forge a econmy

Self Reliance

An essay by Ralph Emerson that reflected the spirit of indivisualism throughout the 1830’s and 40s(Independency)

Rendevous

A meeting system for fur trapper to trade

Ecological Imperialism

Many people in the west exploited resources causing land to become infertile and even die out

Ancient order of Hibernians

Semisecret society founded in Ireland to fight greedy landlords, served in America originating in Ireland aiding the oppressed

Molly Maguires

Group of Irish Miners who opposed terrible working conditions so they formed a union to combat against the oppression

Tammany Hall

Associated with the democratic party, it was a major political machine that mostly helped immigrants, particularly the irish

Know Nothing Party

A political party that heavily opposed immigrants who were ironically well known for secrecy. Considered racist towards Natives;”Nativist”

Industrial Revolution

Period of rapid factory growth aswell as new machinery

Cotton Gin

A crude machine that made slavery a way more wanted practice as it made the crop way easier to harvest. Made by Eli Whitney

Commonwelath V Hunt

A supreme court case that legalizes unions provided their means were honorable and respectable

Factory Girls

Young women working in harsh conditions typically in the textile field.

Cult of Domesticity

A creed followed by many making the woman of the house stay in the house often acting as the housekeeper and mother, leaving their original paying jobs.

McKormick Reaper

an agricultural invention that mechanized the harvesting of crops, significantly increasing efficiency in farming.

Laissez Faire

A statement meaning the government had no involvement with private buisness afairs

Completion of Erie Canal

A new waterway connecting the gretlakes with the Hudson River making transporting goods much easier.

Pony Express

A mail service using realys of horseback riders to transport messages making mail much quicker.

Transportation revolution

A term refering to the many new innovations sch as steamboats, canals, etc, connecting many local areas making nation economy

Samuel Slater

Known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution," he brought British textile mill technology to the U.S. (1790), leading to the rise of factory systems and the growth of industrialization in New England.

Eli Whitney

Invented the cotton gin (1793), revolutionizing cotton production and increasing the demand for enslaved labor, and popularized interchangeable parts, which fueled industrialization.

Elias Howe

Patented the sewing machine (1846), which, later improved by Isaac Singer, contributed to the growth of the textile industry and mass production.

Isaac Singer

Improved Howe’s sewing machine design and pioneered installment payment plans, boosting the expansion of the textile industry and industrial capitalism.

Samuel Morse

Made telegraph and morse code

John Deere

Made first steel plow helping framers farm more efficiently

Robert Fulton

Made steamboat helping transport goods

Lowell MA

Recognized as one of the pioneering towns in the 1800s featuring major industrial factories, it became a hub for the employment of young women in textile manufacturing.