The First Revolution
What were the two new power sources
Waterpower and Steampower.
What is the definition of mechanize?
Mechanize is to replace human labor with machines.
What is the definition of a push factor?
A push factor is a reason to leave a place.
What was the most important crop in the United States in the mid late 19th century?
Cotton
What's the definition of antebellum?
Antebellum was before the Civil War.
What is the definition of loom?
Loom means a frame or machine for weaving cloth.
What was the effect for trapping for fur?
The effect for trapping for fur was that over-trapping diminished the importance of fur trade and the remainder of trade shifted to Alaska.
Where did the German immigrants settle when they came to the U.S.?
The German immigrants settled in the Midwest.
Which Louisiana city became a bustling trade center due to steamboat transportation?
New Orleans
What is the definition of Agrarian?
Agrarian is of or related to something.
The unions organized strikes to limit the long work hours and establish fair wages.
What was one of the mineral resources?
One of the mineral resources was gold.
How did Americans make Irish immigrants feel unwelcome?
They vandalized their homes and businesses, they were physically attacked, and they didn't have the same advantages as many Americans.
How did the invention of the cotton gin affect the slave trade?
It expanded slave trade across the South.
What is the definition of Creole?
Creole is of mixed European and African origin especially in the Caribbean or Louisiana
What were the growing transportation systems?
What is the definition of a pull factor?
A pull factor is a reason to move to a new place.
What is a cash crop?
Cash crop a crop grown for the purpose of selling it rather than consuming it.
What caused an increased divide between the North and the South?
Economic differences
What is the definition of depression?
Depression is a long period in which a country's economy is not doing well and many people are without jobs.
What is the definition of urbanization?
Urbanization means the development of an area to gain more attributes of a city, including a higher population.
What does the Combine Harvester do?
The Combine Harvester could harvest, separate, and sort grains.
What jobs did the Chinese immigrants have?
The Chinese immigrants worked as farmhands, domestics, laundry workers, and railroad workers.
True or False: The North did farm work and the South did factory work.
False
What is the definition of trade union?
Trade union is an organization of workers within a company or profession that tries to protect the workers rights or interest.