Ch. 6, 7
What was the name of the route taken by Native Americans during their forced removal?
Trail of Tears
Why did Chinese immigrants move to California in the mid-1800s?
to search for gold
What caused the Civil War to begin?
Confederates demanded Fort Sumter
Which industry saw significant growth due to the use of oil in the late 1800s?
Transportation industry
Who controlled most of the steel industry in the late 1800s?
Andrew Carnegie
What invention by Eli Whitney helped make cotton the main cash crop in the South?
The cotton gin
What famous battle in Texas showcased the power of the Mexican army?
Battle of the Alamo
President of the Union during the Civil War. Assassinated right after Civil War was over
Abraham Lincoln
How did the completion of the transcontinental railroad impact travel to the West?
it made travel faster and easier
Where were immigrants entering the United States through New York processed through?
Ellis Island
Who were the most important workers in the economy of the South during the 1800s?
enslaved workers
What was the main focus of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?
women's suffrage and rights
Who delivered the Gettysburg Address after the Union victory at Gettysburg?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
to encourage settlement and farming in the Great Plains
Which industry did John D. Rockefeller dominate?
oil
What was the first big industry to grow during early American industrialization?
Textile industry
Why did many people move from rural to urban areas?
to work in factories
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that enforced segregation and limited the rights of African Americans.
What tragic event in 1911 highlighted the dangers faced by factory workers in cities?
Fire at Triangle Shirtwaist Company
What act led to the forced removal of Native Americans from their land?
Indian Removal Act
What were the main point(s) of the Missouri Compromise?
1. Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state.
2. Maine would enter the Union as a free state.
3. The rest of the Louisiana Territory would be divided by a line. No slavery would be allowed in the states north of that line.
Who was Harriet Tubman and what did she do?
An escaped slave who helped enslaved people escape multiple times
What did the Civil Rights Act aim to achieve
Ensuring African Americans had the same legal rights as white Americans.
Why did people leave their homes in Southern and Eastern Europe to come to America?
Wars, violence, to be able to freely practice their religion