Who/What is it?
A factory that makes cloth (textiles)
Mill
The north became industrial while the south remained agricultural
true
cotton gin
invention that cleaned the black seeds out of raw cotton fibers
rural means countryside while urban means _________
city
Who brought the technology of the early industrial revolution to the US from England?
Samuel Slater
connects bodies of water that are not naturally occuring
canal man made waterway
The Erie Canal connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes.
True
Turnpike
a better road but you had top pay a toll to use it
Indian Removal Act: Congress passed a law stating the ________ ___________ could be forced from their land on the east side of the Mississippi River.
Native Americans
Name two postive aspects from the Erie Canal
1- the canal reduced travel time
2- it lowered the cost of transporting goods
3- it linked east and west
"The US would not get involved in European Affairs" was part of what Doctrine?
The Monroe Doctrine
South Carolina was acquired during James Monroe's Presidency
False- Florida
spoils system
the practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs
During the Industrial Revolution, many people moved from ________ areas to urban areas.
Rural
How did growing cities in the US lead to problems with disease?
Diseases would spread quickly and easily; many people living and working in close quarters
The forced removal of the Cherokee Indian Nation by the US government
Trial of Tears
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land
True
cede
to give
An American pioneer would moved west for economic opportunity such as finding ________ and growing _________.
gold/cotton
What happened during the triangle shirt waist fire?
bosses locked women in the factory so they could only take a break when the boss said they could. A fire started and they couldn't get out. 146 dead.
He invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney
The Mexican Cession occurred first, before the annexation of Texas
False: The annexation of Texas occurred first, in 1845
manifest destiny
the belief that the US had a right and a duty (obligation) to control all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Interchange parts: Machines made parts that were __________; therefore interchangable.
identical
Why did Southerns want Cherokee land?
To grow more cotton