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History of the Merrimack Valley
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Undergraduate 2
12/11/2010

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Merrimac
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newest town on the lower Merrimack
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Newbury
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oldest town on the lower merrimack
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Stone walls
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formed boundaries for farmers
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South
Definition
direction of the Merrimack River in NH
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East
Definition
direction of Merrimack River in MA
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Glaciation
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process that altered the surface of the MV
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Wisconsin Glacier
Definition
ice sheet that once covered the MV
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drumlins
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most prominent result, topographically, of retreating ice sheets in MV
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earthquakes
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result of adjustments in earth's crust minus immense weight of ice sheets
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Woodland Period
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period of transition from hunting economy to partially agricultural
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Pennacook
Definition
last native American group to occupy the lower MV
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Merroh Awke
Definition
strong place
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Passaconoway
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leader of the last native American group occupying the lower MV
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fish
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considered by native americans to be the greatest gift from their surroundings
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Samuel de Champlain
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likely explored the MV in the early 1600's
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John Smith
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discovered the Merrimack River for English crown
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Council of New England
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established by Parliment to allot land in the New world
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John Endicott
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ordered the Merrimack River surveyed to settle MA/NH disputes
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John Eliot
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established praying villages from the Charles River to the Merrimack
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Pometacom
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led an alliance of tribes in war against the English to reclaim land
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Hannah Duston
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abducted by native americans held captive but scalped captors
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Oxen
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livestock that were of special value to English farmers in the MV
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Sturgeon
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considered a prized catch for English fishermen in the MV
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Town Meetings
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became the form of participation in Puritan democracy
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Thomas Gage
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appointed by Parliment as first governor of MA
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James Frye
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commanded hundreds of men from the MV at Battle of Breed's Hill
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privateers
Definition
vessels commissioned by Congress to harass enemy shipping
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Middlesex Canal
Definition
proof and symbol of flourishing trade in MV after 1789
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Embargo Act
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ended years of prosperity that MV shared with American maritime sector
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Samuel Slater
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organizedfirst succesful cotton-spinning mill in America
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Francis Cabot Lowell
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produced one of the first operating power looms in America
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Waltham system
Definition
hiring/training single women, 15-20, to work in textile mills
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Rhode Island system
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hiring families, rather than individuals, to work in mills
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integrated factory
Definition
all cotton processes done by machine under one roof
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Kirk Boott
Definition
primarily responsible for planning/executing development of Lowell
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Daniel Saunders
Definition
primarily his idea to build a dam on the Merrimack in Lawrence
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Charles Storrow
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engineer in charge of construction of Lawrence's Great Stone Dam
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shoemaking
Definition
attained a product value of 1 million+ in commonwealth 1810
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William Crompton
Definition
inventor of an improved power loom, producing fancy woolens
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turnout
Definition
original name for workers strikes in the MV, going back to the 1830's
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bonus system
Definition
rewarded overseer skill at managing workers to produce at piece rate
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James Carey
Definition
first municipal official in US elected as a Socialist (Haverhill City Council)
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John Chase
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first socialist elected mayor of an American city (Haverhill)
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William Wood
Definition
his company, American Woolen, became the largest cloth manufacturer
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Anne Bradstreet
Definition
poet who was one of the first settlers in Andover
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Lowell Offering
Definition
printed a range of literature for and by female mill workers
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Voice of Industry
Definition
publication that was negative.critical of the mills/workers
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Henry Thoreau
Definition
poet who took a water voyage in the MV and wrote about it
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Definition
poet who protested black slavery and factory labor
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Jack Kerouac
Definition
"beat writer" who inspired the flower children of the 1960's
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Definition
poet who protested black slavery and factory labor
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Jack Kerouac
Definition
"beat writer" who inspired the flower children of the 1960's
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churches
Definition
center of community for ethnic enclaves in the MV
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God and Country
Definition
1912 Lawrence parade to respond to fears of anarchy
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Newbury
Definition
place of first effort at public education in the MV
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Dummer
Definition
first private academy founded in the MV 1763
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Merrimack Manufacturing Company
Definition
first textile operation in the MV
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Larwrence
Definition
at one time, worsted wool center of the world
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Lowell
Definition
site of the first national urban park in the US
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Clamshell Alliance
Definition
1970's anti-nuclear organization advocating social responsibility
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Spindle City
Definition
nickname for Lowell given its large and numerous mills in its heyday
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immigrant City
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nickname for lawrence given its composition of many ethnic groups
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Queen Shoe City
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nickname for Haverhill, given its leading industry for 180 years
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Port City
Definition
nickname for Newburyport given its fishing/shipbuilding/shipping history
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Port City
Definition
nickname for Newburyport given its fishing/shipbuilding/shipping history
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black grants
Definition
federal funding awarded to the states to use as they wish
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Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
Definition
assists communities with transportation, environmental, land us, and economic development issues
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Merrimack Valley Economic Development Corporation
Definition
administers a revolving loan fund to support the growth and retention of jobs
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Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board
Definition
engages in matching up emerging industries withe regional training systems
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sustainable growth
Definition
using resources wisely for human needs while preserving the environment for present and future generations
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Community Preservation Act
Definition
helps communities preserve open space and historic sites, and creates affordable housing
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