| Rendezvous System | Was the system set up where furs were brought back to a central location in the west for sale | Chapter 14Forging the national economy |
| George Catlin | Famous artist and painter; helped create a push for national park systems including Yellowstone |
| Irish Germans | Two major immigrant groups during Old Immigration |
| 1840s and 1850s | Period of time of Old Immigration |
| Along seaboard cities | Where most of the Irish immigrants settled |
| Ancient Order of Hibernians | Secret society founded by Irish to assist Irish immigrants |
| Molly Maguire’s’ | Famous Irish miners union |
| Catholicism | Major reason for fear and anger of Irish and German immigrant groups |
| Kindergarten | was the name for the “German preschool” program started by the new immigration? |
| Know-Nothing Party | Nativist party formed against immigration |
| George Westinghouse | was the inventor of the airbrake for railroads |
| Cyrus McCormick | was the man that invented the mechanical reaper |
| Samuel Slater | was known as the “Father of the American Factory System |
| 1848 | was the best year for German immigration to America |
| No Irish Need Apply | What did the abbreviation NINA stand for |
| Eli Whitney | Creator of the Cotton Gin |
| New England | Area that most of the textile industry occurred in |
| Wage Slaves | Nickname for workers tied to industry much as slaves in the South |
| Commonwealth v. Hunt | was the court case in Mass. That declared that labor unions were indeed LEGAL |
| 1793 | was the year in which the cotton gin was created |
| Frederick PabstJoseph Schlitz | were the 2 most famous German brewers to “make Milwaukee famous |
| Cyrus Field | was the man credited with building the 1st transatlantic cable in 1858 |
| Elias Howe | was the inventor of the sewing machine |
| Samuel Morse | said, “What hath God wrought”? |
| 1844 | was the year in which the telegraph was invented |
| George Pullman | was the individual who invented “sleeping and dining” cars for the railroad |
| John Deere | was the person who first invented the steel plow |
| 1860 | was the year in which the Pony Express was begun |
| Donald McKay | was person most responsible for creating most of the clipper ships |
| Domestic Feminism | was the new assertive role that showed more independence for women even though most were still in the traditional role of housewife |
| Catherine Beecher | was the 1st woman to encourage other women to become teachers |
| Cult of Domesticity | was the phrase that glorified the traditional functions of the homemaker for females |
| Lowell Factory | was the phrase that glorified the traditional functions of the homemaker for females |
| Lancaster Turnpike | was the name for the 1st important road project in the U.S. It was built by a private Co |
| 1817-1825 | was the dates of both the “Era of Good Feelings” and the building of the Erie Canal |
| Robert Fulton | Was credited with the creation of the first steamboat |
| Clermont | Name of the first steamboat |
| Iron Horse | Nickname given to the railroad |
| Market Revolution | Name given to the revolution that occurred in industry and families during the Industrial and Agricultural Revolutions |