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SELF-RELIANCE
Leture essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson on pioneering
Leture essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson on pioneering
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RENDEZVOUS
Frennch for meeting
Frennch for meeting
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ECOLOGICAL IMPERIALISM
Exploitation of the west's natural resources.
Exploitation of the west's natural resources.
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ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS
A semisecret society founded in Ireland to fight landlords
A semisecret society founded in Ireland to fight landlords
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MOLLY MAGUIRES
An Irish miners union
An Irish miners union
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TAMMANY HALL
A powerful city machine taken over by the Irish newcomers in New York
A powerful city machine taken over by the Irish newcomers in New York
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KNOW NOTHING PARTY
Secretive party of nativeists.
Secretive party of nativeists.
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AWFUL DISCLOSURES
Book written by maria monk about cloisters.
Book written by maria monk about cloisters.
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
An increase in mechanics, factory work, and urbanization
An increase in mechanics, factory work, and urbanization
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COTTON GIN
A machine that separated cotton from the seed
A machine that separated cotton from the seed
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PATENT OFFICE
Allowed people to patent their works, preventing others from claiming it as their own
Allowed people to patent their works, preventing others from claiming it as their own
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LIMITED LIABILITY
Permitted an individual investor to risk no more than his own share in cases of legal issue.
Permitted an individual investor to risk no more than his own share in cases of legal issue.
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COMMONWEALTH V. HUNT
Ruled that labor unions were not illegal conspiracies.
Ruled that labor unions were not illegal conspiracies.
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FACTORY GIRLS
Woman working in factories, often under worse conditions than men.
Woman working in factories, often under worse conditions than men.
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CULT OF DOMESTICITY
Cult that glorified the homemaker.
Cult that glorified the homemaker.
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MCCORMICK REAPER
Device that did the work of five men in the fields and made farming much easier.
Device that did the work of five men in the fields and made farming much easier.
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TURNPIKE
A barrier of sharp pikes that would be turned aside if a toll was paid
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A barrier of sharp pikes that would be turned aside if a toll was paid
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ERIE CANAL
Linked the Great Lakes with the Hudson River
Linked the Great Lakes with the Hudson River
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CLIPPER SHIPS
Sleek new craft that was longer and narrower than crafts of the time, they were faster than steamboats.
Sleek new craft that was longer and narrower than crafts of the time, they were faster than steamboats.
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PONY EXPRESS
A mail system that consisted of a relay between riders and horses to get mail across the nation.
A mail system that consisted of a relay between riders and horses to get mail across the nation.
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TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION
Started from a desire to link up to the west, created commerce and railroads in the direction.
Started from a desire to link up to the west, created commerce and railroads in the direction.
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MARKET REVOLUTION
Turned scattered farms and workshops into a greater network of industry.
Turned scattered farms and workshops into a greater network of industry.