This is America's economy in the works throughout the 19th century.
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| 432302473 | Self-Reliance | Emerson's book on the exaltation of "rugged individualism" | 0 | |
| 432302474 | rendezvous | In French, meeting point; beavers of West (France) traded with goods of East (America) | 1 | |
| 432302475 | ecological imperialism | humans are targeting animals and their habitats. Raised ecological preservation initiatives like founding of Yellowstone National Park | 2 | |
| 432302476 | Ancient Order of Hibernians | Irish secret society to help out the poor and fight injustice | 3 | |
| 432302477 | Molly Maguires | Irish secret miners' union | 4 | |
| 432302478 | Tammany Hall | Irish man in NY who gained political influence. Got Washington looking more into labor conditions. | 5 | |
| 432302479 | Know-Nothing Party | Nativist secret society against immigration | 6 | |
| 432302480 | Awful Disclosures (1839) | Mania Monk talks trash about immigration and feeds nativist fervor. | 7 | |
| 432302481 | cotton gin | Eli Whitney's magical invention that dramatically increased cotton production. | 8 | |
| 432302482 | Patent Office | patents are received, innovations secured with copyright acts. | 9 | |
| 432302483 | limited liability | Boston Associates allowed investors to risk no more than they invest. | 10 | |
| 432302484 | Commonwealth v. Hunt | a case in which labor unions became legalized. | 11 | |
| 432302485 | cult of domesticity | Women's influence in the household. | 12 | |
| 432302486 | McCormick reaper | Revolutionized plowing in the fields by replacing manpower with steel-grade technology. | 13 | |
| 432302487 | turnpike | toll booth in the borders | 14 | |
| 432302488 | Erie Canal | man-made waterway linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. | 15 | |
| 432302489 | clipper ships | American ships known for its compact size and swiftness. Too bad it didn't make the cut against British ships. | 16 | |
| 432302490 | Pony Express | The legendary mailing system of ponies and men. Telegraph superseded this. | 17 | |
| 432302491 | transportation revolution | Travel and commerce became alight with railroads and steamboats. | 18 | |
| 432302492 | market revolution | The market transformed from government charter-regulated to competitive capitalism. | 19 | |
| 432302493 | Samuel Slater | introduced factory system. Dubbed "father of the industrial revolution" | 20 | |
| 432302494 | Eli Whitney | invented the cotton gin | 21 | |
| 432302495 | Elias Howe & Isaac Singer | the two invented the sewing machine. | 22 | |
| 432302496 | Samuel F.B. Morse | invented the telegraph | 23 | |
| 432302497 | John Deere | invented the steel plow | 24 | |
| 432302498 | Cyrus McCormick | invented the McCormick reaper | 25 | |
| 432302499 | Robert Fulton | invented the first steamboat. | 26 | |
| 432302500 | DeWitt Clinton | oversaw the creation of the Erie Canal | 27 | |
| 432302501 | Cyrus Field | laid the first trans-Atlantic telegraph line | 28 | |
| 432302502 | John Jacob Astor | millionare fur trader and real estate speculator who left an estate of $30 million on deathbed. | 29 |
