1. What was America’s first major industry? In what region of the nation did it center? Lowell‚ Massachusetts(Northeast). Textiles became America’s first major industry. 2. Name three of this era’s important inventors and their respective inventions. John Deere perfected the plow. Cyrus McCormick‚ in 1834‚ received a patent for a reaping machine‚ a horse-drawn device that allowed one man to cut and stack ten to twelve acres of grain in a single day. Samuel Colt made his mark on the firearms industry
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informing in ignorant of slavery written in 1839. Another huge advocate are the Beechers’‚ but most importantly Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ a book that caused a huge reaction against the abolition of slavery. In addition‚ William Lloyd Garrison published the newspaper‚ The Liberator‚ that had a heavy response. Moreover‚ Frederick Douglas‚ a born slave‚ wrote the autobiography The Life of Frederick Douglas. In all‚ there were many more abolitionists but these were the most radical
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only one‚ or two but a group of different people who raised awareness about slavery. The abolitionists were men and women of good will and colors who faced the cruel choice that people in many ages have had thrust upon them. Frederick Douglass‚ William Garrison and Sojourner Truth were three important abolitionists who impacted slavery in a great manner. Frederick Douglass an abolitionist who was once a slave who suffered. Even though Frederick escaped to the North when he was 21 in 1838‚ abolitionist
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The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion By: Stephen B. Oats Dual Credit U.S. History 2nd-Nine Week Book Report By Taina Ferrer Shoemaker High School December 12‚ 2013 Stephen B. Oates‚ author of The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion was a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and he was an expert in 19th-century American history. This book was an excellent read that would keep anyone on the edge of their seat the entire time they read the
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The society was founded in 1833. The founder’s name was William Lloyd garrison. By 1840 the society had grown massively. The total membership number ranging from 150‚00-200‚00 members. “The society sponsored meetings‚adopted resolutions‚signed anti-slavery petitions to be be sent to congress‚ published journals‚ enlisted
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whites (11 men‚ 14 women‚ 30 children) Twice as many blacks 14. For how long was Nat Turner free after the rebellion? Almost two months 15. Which abolitionist writers were blamed for stimulating the desire for rebellion? David Walker and William Lloyd
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organized bazaars to promote the purchase of goods made from free labor‚ met in sewing circles to make clothing for those fleeing bondage‚ and raised money for Freedom’s Journal‚ the nation’s first black newspaper. In 1830‚ when Boston editor William Lloyd Garrison proposed his idea of publishing a newspaper devoted solely to immediate emancipation‚ a committee of black women began raising funds for it. The first copy of the Liberator appeared on January 1‚ 1831‚ with strong financial backing from black
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individuals rising above the narrow confines of intellect and exploring the deeper world of the spirit and the emotions‚ which contained pain & horror. a. Part of Southern Romanticism movement‚ along with: Beverly Tucker‚ William Alexander Caruthers‚ John Pendleton Kennedy‚ William Gilmore Simms‚ and Mark Twain. 6. Transcendentalists = (Pg. 322) Borrowed
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Our nation has come about through a series of changes‚ sort of like an evolution to the powerful nation we have become‚ and even greater nation we perhaps will be one day. It takes the acknowledgement and courage of people to bring about a change in society from what was known to what will be. Such a humanitarian hero was Sojourner Truth. Truth‚ Sojourner (1797-1883) was born a slave in Hurley‚ New York City; Sojourner Truth was originally called Isabella Van Wagner. She gained her freedom in 1827
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Gianna DeMase Between the years 1825 and 1850‚ the United States was undergoing a series of reform movements. At the same time‚ America was rapidly growing and diversifying. Movements were designed to adapt to the new‚ bigger nation. They inspired the creation of new institutions as well. Americans had different feelings about their expanding nation. Some welcomed the changes‚ excited about the growth. Others became worried about the future of America. The reform movements came as a result of
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