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Industrial history

American Pageant 14th Edition Chapter 14 notes

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Cotton gin
Market Revolution
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Erie Canal
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Center of population moved past the Alleghains. Fur-trapping used the rendevous system. Ecological Imperialism expoliated the stock in the West. There was an influx of immigrants from Ireland and Germany. The Irish were escaping famine and the Germans were escaping autocracy. Nativists disliked the foreigners. Know-Nothing Party formed against the foreigners. 1. What were some obstacles pioneers faced? 2. What is Ecological Imperialism? 3. What were the major cities in the U.S. by the mid 1800?s?

Forging National Economy

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Chapter 14 Forging the National Economy 1790-1860 ? The Westward Movement The life as a pioneer was very grim.? Pioneers were stricken with disease and loneliness. ? Shaping the Western Landscape Fur trapping was a large industry in the Rocky Mountain area.? Each summer, fur trappers would trade beaver pelts for manufactured goods from the East. George Caitlin - painter and student of Native American life who was among the first Americans to advocate the preservation of nature; proposed the idea of a national park. ? The March of Millions By the mid-1800s, the population was doubling every 25 years.? By 1860, there were 33 states and the U.S. was the 4th most populous country in the western world.
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