Industrialization & Immigration
What is industrialization?
A time when people began to use machines to do work that was once done by hand
What is one geographical feature that Native Americans would want to live near and why?
Examples:
Rivers--> fishing and water
Mountains--> safety from enemies
What is an explorer?
Someone who travels to find new places
What is a loyalist?
Someone who is loyal to the King of England and lives in the colonies.
What does the word secession mean?
To separate from your country
Name one important invention from the Industrial Revolution and explain how it changed people's lives.
Steam engine
Railroad
lightbulb
telegraph
What was one use of wampum?
Money/Trade
Condolence ceremonies
To record stories and history
What are the 3 G's that motivated explorers?
God, Gold, Glory
What was the Boston Tea Party? What caused it?
Colonists dressed up as Native Americans to dump tea into Boston Harbor. They were upset with the tea tax and being forced to only buy tea from Great Britain.
How did the North and South feel about slavery? Why?
North- against it
South- for it, need slaves to work on plantations and to pick cotton
positive- new inventions
negative- child labor, dangerous conditions
What roles did men and women have?
Men- Hunters
Women- Gatherers
Why did explorers want to find a new trade route to Asia?
It would be quicker and cheaper to get silk and gold.
What does the slogan "taxation without representation mean?"
Colonists were forced to pay taxes but didn't have a say in the government
What rights were being denied to women and slaves?
Women- the right to vote
Slaves- the right to be paid, to be treated fairly, to be with family
What are 2 reasons that people immigrated to the United States?
poverty, religious freedom, better life, job opportunities, family
What were Iroquois homes called? What were they made of?
Bonus- what was the benefit of them?
Longhouses- branches, bark, logs
Bonus- multiple families could live together
How did the Age of Exploration change the map?
Different countries began to claim new lands in North America
example: England--> 13 Colonies
What did the Declaration of Independence declare?
It explained why the colonies should be declared free from England
What does suffragist mean?
A person fighting for the right to vote
Explain the process for immigrants at Ellis Island. Include 4 important details
1. Immigrants took ships from Europe to Ellis Island
2. Immigrants arrived and had to climb the stairs where they were assessed by doctors
3. There was a medical and legal inspection
4. Immigrants could be detained or held in quarantine
How did contact with European settlers change the lives of the Iroquois?
Negatives-Many died of diseases, they lost their land, fought
Positives- Trade
Who is one explorer you learned about?
What country were they from? What did they explore?
Samuel de Champlain
Henry Hudson
Who is one influential person from the American Revolution? What are two reasons that support this?
Deborah Sampson
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Who was one important Change maker? What were they fighting for and how did they cause change?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Frederick Douglass
Susan B. Anthony