Terms
a place where ships dock to load and unload goods
port
a tool farmers used to cut and gather grain
reaper
In the 1800's, most immigrants came form_____ & ________?
Ireland and Germany
What does population density measure?
What were some of the problems of the growing nation?
crime and fires
a right that says only the inventor, may make or sell his invention
patent
gave people a new way to send messages
telegraph
What was the first Telegraph message?
"What Hath __________ Wrought"
"What Hath ___God_______ Wrought"
What were the two main ways of transportation, when the east was growing?
trains and steamboats or steamboats and trains
What changes did farms experiencing during the growth of cities?
produced extra food to sell in the cities
a change to make something better or more just
reform
invented the reaper in the early 1830s
Cyrus McCorick
What are large amounts of land that planters owned were called___________?
plantations
One of the changes farms experienced during the growth of the nation was that extra crop could be sold in the cities?
What changes did farms experiencing during the growth of cities?
became more important and had more success
a person who comes to live in a country
immigrant
invented the telegraph, which sent out pulses of electricity over wires
Samuel Morse
Goods that are produced by companies or business are called __________?
Supplies
with railroads were manufactures now able to ship goods from the east to the west?
faster
to share information
communicate
a movement that wanted people to stop getting drunk
temperance movement
demand
Name three areas the United States grew...
land, money, and people
To thresh is to _______.
the separate grain from its husks.