INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Were built along railroad lines
Telegraph
What causes day and night?
Rotation
Border disputes and tension between the U.S and Mexico were over the annex or addition of which territory in 1845?
Texas Annexation
Revolution and Tilt
What is the vocabulary term that describes when people move from farm areas to cities for jobs in the factories?
Urban--Urbanization
This type of industry provided opportunities for women, were located along fast-moving rivers for power and used the powered loom machine to produce cloth
Factory system or Textile Mills
This group immigrated because of a major crop failure and widespread famine in their home country
**They are one of the major groups who worked on the railroad and the Erie canal
The Irish
If the northern hemisphere is facing the sun, what season is the southern hemisphere experiencing?
Winter
Was the southern hemisphere facing the sun or away from the sun when the Declaration of Independence of the U.S was signed on ...
July 4, 1776
Away from the sun (winter)
This innovation--
created a higher demand for slavery due to the efficiency of production of this crop called "white gold"
Cotton Gin
If the U.S is experiencing night, what is Spain experiencing?
After the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, what territory did Mexico cede (give) to the U.S?
Mexican Cession
How long does it take in months for Earth to go from summer to winter?
What is the difference of the word Revolution in science and in social studies?
Science-orbiting the sun
S.S- to have a change in power or government
New York City
What time of day is Earth experiencing when it is facing the sun?
Day
What are the names of the three major rivers that intersect that allow for faster and efficient movement of people and goods from the midwest to the east and west?
Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri Rivers
During summer the sun sets at 8PM, during winter the sun sets at 5:50PM, what causes this?
Revolution and Tilt
Name the first 7 presidents in chronological order.
WASH, AND, JEFF, MADE, MONEY, A, JOKE
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Q.Adams, Jackson
Blasting tunnels through mountains
Building bridges across rivers
Leveling hills
These environemntal odification were made in order to construct which major transportation system ?
Transcontinental Railroad
If in Boston is 5:49PM and in China it is 6:49AM, what Earth movement explains this?
Rotation of the Earth
This group was initially seeking gold but found jobs working on the transcontinental railroad. They even created communities in California and all across the country of one of the worlds oldest cultures?
The Chinese
If the southern hemisphere is facing the sun, which season would it experience in three months?
What is the name of group 18 on the periodic table?
Noble gases