Westward Expansion & U.S. Growth
This major invention by Eli Whitney sped up cotton processing and increased demand for slave labor.
What is the cotton gin?
This reformer worked to improve treatment of the mentally ill.
Who is Dorothea Dix?
Large numbers of Chinese immigrants came to California for this reason.
What is the search for gold and later railroad work?
Andrew Jackson used this system that rewarded supporters with government jobs.
What is the spoils system?
This invention made river travel dramatically faster in the 1800s.
What is the steamboat?
This economic shift occurred as factories grew, causing many people to move from farms to cities.
What is urbanization?
This author exposed the horrors of slavery in her writing.
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
This group immigrated for land and better economic opportunities.
Who were German immigrants?
This scandal involved a customs official who stole over a million dollars in public funds.
Who is Samuel Swartwout?
Canals in the early 1800s had this major economic effect.
What is reducing transportation costs and shipping time?
The demand for cotton in the South caused this institution to grow.
What is slavery?
This reformer fought for women's right to vote.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Increased immigration provided this to factories in the North.
What is a large labor force for manufacturing?
Jackson’s proclamation to South Carolina centered on this constitutional question.
What is “Can states nullify federal laws?”
Samuel Slater’s mill led to rapid growth in this industry.
What is the textile industry?
The invention of the steamboat caused cities along rivers to grow because of this.
What is faster movement of goods and people?
This movement worked to completely stop the use of alcohol.
What is the Temperance Movement?
Northern cities became crowded because of this trend.
What is rapid urbanization?
This nickname describes Jackson’s critics’ belief that he used presidential power too aggressively.
What is “King Andrew”?
Northern cities grew quickly because factories offered these.
What are jobs and economic opportunities?
Hudson River School paintings symbolized national pride because they celebrated this.
What is the natural beauty of the American landscape?
Frederick Douglass used The North Star for this purpose.
What is spreading information about the injustices of slavery?
A Chinese immigrant in the 1850s likely said they faced this challenge.
What is discrimination while working in mines or on railroads?
This Supreme Court case ruled that states had no authority over Native American nations, a decision Jackson refused to enforce.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
This factor explains why urban populations increased from 1830 to 1860.
What are industrial working opportunities in cities?