Technology
Slaves
Factory Work
Transportation
RaNdOm
100
True or False? New technology made work on the farm slower and harder.
false, work was faster and easier
100
True or False? Slaves were often whipped or beaten by their masters.
True
100
True or False? Workers often got hurt using machines in mills
true
100
True or False? Locomotives are a type of car
False, they are trains.
100
What were cash crops?
Crops sold for money
200
What machine was invented to remove seeds from cotton?
the cotton gin
200
Who was Harriet Tubman?
Former slave, helper on the underground railroad
200
How was Mass Production better for factory owners?
Since everything was made in the same place, therefore making production faster.
200
What were railways used to transport?
Food, supplies, people, crops
200
Who were Nativists?
People who were opposed to to immigrants
300
What is the morse code?
A code in which dots and dashes are used to represent letters and spell out words.
300
List 2 things that slaves were not allowed to do.
read, write, be free, get money, disobey owners
300
Did the new technology make more or less work for factory workers?
More work. Since more cotton was being made, the demand for it increased, and workers had to make more of it.
300
Why were railways important to farmers?
It was easier to transpot goods, they could get better resources.
300
Name 2 thing that slaves had to do on a Plantation
Plant crops, Harvest Crops, Watch/use machines, get up before dawn, ect.
400
What did Samuel Morse help test?
the telegraph
400
What are 3 things that slaves were traded for?
Slaves were usually traded for food, crops, money, other slaves, and other goods.
400
List 3 possible ways to to get injured while working in a mill.
You could get your scalp ripped off, you could lose an arm, you could lose a finger, you could get lung disease from the dirty air, your hair could get partly ripped out, you could be beaten by the mill owner.
400
How was this new transportation system an improvment from using horses when it came to war?
With the new methods of transportation, people could get to places of war to help fight faster, and people could flee easier.
400
Where did the largest group of immigrants come from?
Ireland
500
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
500
Tell what the underground railroad is (in detail)
The underground railroad is a path that slaves used to escape. they usually traveled at night. The underground railroad was run by both blacks and whites.
500
give 5 examples of why factory workwas difficult.
Really hot during summer, Freezing in winter, Dangerous, Tiring, Long days, Strict factory owners, ect.
500
List 3 of the new ways of transportation.
Steamboats, Clipper ships, Locomotives, Railways
500
Name 3 states that were known as the 'Deep South'
Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Luisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas
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