19th-century Connecticut
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19th-century Connecticut was a rapidly industrializing New England state marked by growing manufacturing centers, maritime trade, and distinctive Yankee culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. state history
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Long Island Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Hartford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dominantCulture | Yankee Protestant culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicTrend | shift from agriculture to industry ⓘ |
| educationDevelopment |
expansion of public schooling
ⓘ
growth of higher education institutions ⓘ |
| endTime | 1900 ⓘ |
| hadDemographicChange |
immigration from Eastern Europe
ⓘ
immigration from Ireland ⓘ immigration from Italy ⓘ rising urban population ⓘ |
| hadSocialMovement |
abolitionism
ⓘ
temperance movement ⓘ women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Yankee culture
ⓘ
growing manufacturing centers ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ rapid industrialization ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
brass manufacturing
ⓘ
clock and watch making ⓘ firearms manufacturing ⓘ insurance industry ⓘ maritime commerce ⓘ textile manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Bridgeport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hartford NERFINISHED ⓘ New Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ New London NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortCity |
Bridgeport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ New London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Connecticut River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Housatonic River NERFINISHED ⓘ Thames River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedUnionAsStateNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| legalChange | gradual abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| notableInstitution | Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | U.S. state ⓘ |
| startTime | 1801 ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
railroad expansion
ⓘ
steamship routes on Long Island Sound ⓘ turnpikes and improved roads ⓘ |
| wasInvolvedIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOnSideOf | Union ⓘ |
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