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What was America’s first major industry and where was it centered?
Textiles; New England
Name three important inventors of the early nineteenth century and their inventions.
Eli Whitney (cotton gin and interchangeable parts), Elias Howe (sewing machine), Samuel Colt (revolver).
Why was the discovery of anthracite coal in western Pennsylvania important?
Anthracite coal burns hotter and cleaner than soft coal, allowing better iron production and making western Pennsylvania a center of heavy industry.
How did the cotton gin increase differences between the South and the rest of the nation?
The cotton gin made cotton growing profitable, revitalizing slavery in the South while the North and West developed industry and transportation.
What agricultural advances were made by John Deere and Cyrus McCormick?
John Deere perfected the steel-edged plow and Cyrus McCormick patented the horse-drawn reaping machine.
Who perfected the steam-powered ship that revolutionized river traffic?
Robert Fulton.
What was the most important early American road?
The National Road (Cumberland Road).
What was the first economically successful railroad in America?
The Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) Railroad.
What was the fastest sailing ship built in the mid-1800s?
The clipper ship.
Who invented the telegraph and what was its impact?
Samuel F. B. Morse and it allowed messages to be sent quickly across the United States and eventually across the Atlantic.
What were two important trends in American education during the early 1800s?
The growth of public education and teacher education.
What is the difference between temperance and prohibition?
Temperance is moderate drinking and prohibition is the banning of alcohol sales and consumption.
Who was Dorothea Dix and what did she reform?
A reformer who improved conditions and treatment of inmates in asylums.
What was significant about the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848?
It marked the beginning of the modern women’s rights movement.
What was the goal of utopian reformers?
To establish small, perfect communities as models for society reform.
Who were some key figures in transcendentalism?
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman.
