Inventions
This invention by Thomas Edison, allows "Americans to work at night", there by, increasing the productivity of the United States, making it the "richest country in the world"
The Lightbulb or (Electricity)
The westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century led to tragic consequences for Native American tribes, particularly through the implementation of the Indian Removal Act and the subsequent forced displacement known as the
Trail of Tears
Samuel Slater
This is another name for a "city", they grew tremendously during this time period, the largest were New York City and Philadelphia?
Urban
Rural means
Samuel Morse invented this. It sent messages far, so news traveled very fast. This connected the East to the West.
Telegraph (1844)
Purchased for 5 Million this piece of land was sold to us by Spain. After Andrew Jackson invaded Florida in 1818, forcing Spain to negotiate and sell.
Adams-Onis Treaty 1819 or Florida Cession
This man after visiting British textile mills memorized their design and created the first factory that included all the step of the textile mill under one roof.
Francis Cabot Lowell
The place is home to the Erie Canal. Many Irishman came over to help build this Canal.
New York
Urban means
City
George Stephenson developed these. Trains moved goods across the country, helping the nation grow. Chinese immigrants were a significate part in helping them grow.
Railroads (from 1830s)
In 1848, this was discovered in California. In 1849 thousands of individuals, known as the Forty-Niners rushed to California in hopes of becoming rich.
Gold Rush
The man create a machine that clean cotton so quickly that it increased the need for American slave owner to purchase more slaves.
Eli Whitney
Which region of the United States did the majority of the Industrial Revolution take place?
New England Colonies
Children in Urban area that work the factories would make this much in a day.
$.10- $.25 a day
Eli Whitney's invention quickly cleaned cotton. It made growing cotton very profitable, but it also made slavery worse in the South.
Cotton Gin (1793)
What year did Texas become Independent, and What year was it admitted as a state to the United States.
1836;1845
This man invented a machine that would send messages across the world using specific dots and dashes.
Samuel Morse
When rural families move to urban societies they typically move into tall buildings called.
Tenements
Children could work in the factories starting at what age?
8 years old.
John Deere's invention helped farmers break up hard dirt. This let them farm new lands in the Midwest.
Steel Plow (1837)
In 1849, thousands of individuals, known as the ______, rushed to California in hopes of becoming rich.
Forty-Niners.
This man revolutionized river travel. In simple terms goods could move cheaper and faster.
Robert Fulton
When the Chinese immigrants moved to America, they ended up settling in what state?
California
In a rural area most people where farmers. But other people would work as
Craftspeople