Events
At the time what was sectionalism primarily driven by?
-disputes over westward expansion of slavery
-differing economies
Where were the immigrant workers who operated the cotton gins mainly from?
Ireland and Germany
What were the Northern and Southern economies based on?
North - Industrialization
South - Plantation Agriculture
What time does this class end at?
8:55
What was the Louisiana purchase?
Thomas Jefferson bought louisiana from France. Establishing the west and doubling the size of the country
Who was Eli Whitney?
Guy who invented the cotton gin.
Name one state that the Ohio-Baltimore Railroad ran through?
Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C. West Virginia
How long is winter break this year? (counting weekends)
12 days
What does Manifest Destiny mean?
It is the belief that Americans are superior to everyone else, and therefore they should have the right to the new land in the West
Congressman, tried to unite the nation (North, South, West) but didn't.
What was the first large scale factory town in the U.S.
Lowell, Massachusetts
What is the highest UV today?
2
What was the most notable invention of the transportation revolution?
Railroads
Who were the main people involved in the Louisiana purchase (from both parties)?
Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon
What two bodies of water did the Erie canal connect?
Hudson river and Lake Erie.
How many miles over the speed limit was Feining going when she got pulled over a few weeks ago?
47 miles!
What was the Missouri compromise?
-A compromise where Missouri became a slave state and Maine became a free state at the same time creating a balance between slave and non slave states
- A line was created, prohibiting slavery North of it
Approximately what percent of the Southern population were slaves?
10%
What line separated the free states and slave states?
The 36°30′ parallel
When is Mrs. Malcolm's birthday?
May 11