Lesson 1
The first ____ ran along short stretches and connected mine with nearby rivers
Most African Americans did not have the right to do what
The South relied on this to transport their goods
Natural waterways
these people would rent land from property owners
tenant farmers
Clipper ships
ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that “clipped” time from long journeys
This person made the steel tipped plow
John Deer
Working conditions in factories were what
harsh and dangerous
Southern farmers went from growing rice and tobacco to this crop
Cotton
Most slaves worked here
Overseer
Plantation manager
People used this to communicate and it consisted of dots and dashes
Morse code
They worked _ amount of hours in factories each day
11.4 hours
This man created the cotton gin to pick out cotton seeds
Eli Whitney
The price of cotton changed from what
Season to season
Nativist
person opposed to immigration
Most people in the west used the ___ river to transport their goods
Mississippi
Workers held __ to try to improve working conditions
Strikes
The deep south grew these crops
Cotton, rice, sugarcane
The ___ was responsible for the slaves and the crop
Overseer
Spirituals
an African American religious folk song
The Great Train Wreck of ___ was when 2 trains slammed head on into each other killing 60 people
1856
She attempted to form the first womans labor group
Sarah G. Bagley
The lack of good transportation caused southern cities to what
Grow slower than northern cities
Inland cities will start to grow where what
Where 2 railroads cross
the trade of enslaved people among states of the United States