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Samuel Morse’s “telegraph
Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. This made communication easier. -
Eli Whitney’s “cotton gin”
a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process -
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Chapter 13 North & South
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Eerie Canal is opened
After more than two years of digging by Governor Clinton finally opened the eerie canal -
“Freedom’s Journal” is published
The founders intended to appeal to the 300,000 free blacks in the North of the United States -
Peter Cooper’s “Tom Thumb” is introduced
was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad -
The first Railroad Company is formed
baltimore and ohio company -
The first “labor strike” occurs
an organized group of workers, usually employed at factories or other centralized locations, take possession of the workplace by "sitting down" at their stations, -
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia -
Development of “trade unions
trade union of new york is formed making trade between unions possible -
Cyrus Mccormick’s “mechanical reaper” is introduced
could harvest wheat west very quickly -
John Deere’s “steel tipped plow
Steel was scarce in the area, so Deere fashioned a moldboard out of the second-hand blade. -
Clipper Ships are introduced
A clipper was a very fast sailing ship of the middle third of the 19th century. -
Irish Potato Famine
A famine in Ireland in the nineteenth century caused by the failure of successive potato crops in the 1840s. -
Elias Howe’s “sewing machine” is introduced
Why are you wasting your time over a knitting machine? Take my advice, try something that will pay. Make a sewing machine.” The customer replied, “It can't be done,” but Howe wasn't so sure. -
The “Cotton Kingdom” develops in the South
the rise of “King Cotton” had an immediate multiplier effect on the national economy. -
The “Know-Nothing” Party is formed
an American political party that operated on a national basis during the mid-1850s
