Inventions/Innovations
The invention that separated seeds from cotton AND the inventor's name.
Cotton Gin/Eli Whitney
What event caused immigrants from Ireland to move to the U.S. to work in factories?
Potato Famine
Became the 28th state after separating from Mexico. This led to the U.S.-Mexican War.
Texas
A manmade river. (The one we discussed caused New York City's population boom).
Canal/Erie Canal
Who promised Manifest Destiny in his 1844 presidential campaign?
James K. Polk
Robert Fulton's invention that transported goods faster over water.
Steamboat
How was the Industrial Revolution caused by the War of 1812?
Great Britain no longer wanted to provide clothing to the U.S., so the U.S. had to build factories in order to manufacture clothing and other goods.
Name of the land acquired from France by Thomas Jefferson in 1803. $15 million. Doubled the size of the U.S. and gave access to the Mississippi River.
The Louisiana Purchase
Define Manifest Destiny
The belief that God granted the U.S. the right to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What effect did the Cotton Gin have on slavery in the south?
Slavery increased to meet the need for cotton in northern factories.
The invention that allowed for faster communication over longer distances AND the inventor's name.
Telegraph/Samuel Morse
Name 2 NEGATIVE effects of Urbanization.
1. Overcrowding/Overpopulation
2. Pollution/Potty in the streets
3. Rise in Crime
Land that was purchased from Mexico for $15 million after the U.S.-Mexican War.
Mexican Cession
A word that means the movement of people from agricultural areas into cities to work in factories.
Urbanization
Tension arose as new states joined the U.S. over what issue?
Slavery
Invention by Eli Whitney that allowed for pieces of an item to be replaced if broken.
Interchangeable Parts
In what part of the U.S. were most factories built AND why?
New England (Northeast)/rivers (needed to power textile mills)
Territory that was agreed upon between Great Britain and the U.S.
Divided on the 49°N line. South went to U.S., north went to Britain.
Oregon Territory
Another word for country. People moved to cities from _________ areas.
Rural
Describe the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
A plan to add new states to the U.S.
New states had to have 60,000 people and not allow slavery.
Completely describe one of the inventions that we discussed. Name the inventor, the invention and what it did.
*multiple responses accepted*
Which THREE groups of people made up most of the workforce in factories?
1. Women
2. Children
3. Immigrants
Name of the land acquired from Mexico for $10 million after the U.S. placed rail lines incorrectly.
Gadsden Purchase
Define Nativism and WHY it increased during the Industrial Revolution.
Hatred of immigrants that stemmed from fear of American job loss.
What is the name of the treaty that ended the U.S.-Mexican War?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.