The Market Revolution
How were working conditions in factories?
Harsh, difficult, and dangerous
What was the name of the trail in which many settlers embarked on to reach the western lands of Oregon and California?
The Oregon Trail
How did the Donner Party survive getting trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
Some of them resorted to cannibalism
Which President signed the Monroe Doctrine?
James Monroe
What was the underground railroad?
A network of secret routes and safe houses used to sneak slaves to the freedom
Which new form of communication allowed you to send messages over wire instead of writing letters?
The telegraph
What was the widely held belief that the expansion of the U.S. was both justified and inevitable?
Manifest Destiny
What do you call a boom town that has been rapidly abandoned?
Ghost Towns
The Monroe Doctrine was an effort to stop European nations from interfering with what?
The Americas/Latin America
Who was the most famous "conductor" of the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Which invention made it easier to separate seeds from cotton, thus sparking a cotton boom in the south?
Cotton Gin
Groups of tens or even hundreds of pioneers travelling together in a group of wagons were called what?
Wagon Trains
The gold rush was sparked by the discovery of gold in which future state?
California
The Monroe Doctrine would be an example of _____ policy
Foreign
What was the goal of the Seneca Falls Convention?
To promote women's rights
Which invention was used to power railroads, new ships, and factories?
The Steam Engine
What were mining towns that popped up seemingly overnight known as?
Boom Towns
Which service allowed you to send messages out west before the telegraph was invented?
The Pony Express
Because of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States became a powerful leader in the ____________ hemisphere.
Western
After the Revolutionary war, what was the fastest growing denomination in America?
Methodists
Which other Revolution coincided (happened at the same time as) the Market Revolution?
The Industrial Revolution
What was the name of the rail service that connected the east coast with the west coast?
The Transcontinental Railroad
Where does the Oregon Trail begin?
Independence, Missouri
When was the Monroe Doctrine introduced?
1823
What was the Liberator?
An abolitionist (anti-slavery) newspaper