Inventions
What does the Telegraph use instead of words and what symbols are used in the replacement of the words?
Morse Code, and Dots and Dashes
Some examples are Women's Suffrage, Prohibition, Abolition, Work and Labor, and Transcendentalism.
What building were the Texas Army protecting in the Mexican/American War?
The Alamo.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the United States had the God given right to travel West!
What is Mr.Murphy's first name?
His first name is Keith! " We apologize for calling you by your first name." :)
What did the Iron Plow help with, and what did it stabilize?
The Iron plow helped with cutting through and withstanding hard soil. It helped stabilize the farmers.
What did the Prohibition movement for, what was its purpose?
It's purpose was to protect people from getting sick, or drunk. This caused people to go crazy and do bad things. So, the movement helped people's physical health.
What kind of bear would you see on the Santa Fe Trail?( Hint; on Maggie's slideshow)
You would see a cinnamon bear!
What did John Brown and his sons do?
John Brown and his guys murdered 5 guys who were proslavery with a sword and guns!
What is Mr. Murphy's favorite dad joke?
His favorite joke is, Have you ever seen a squid dance, "Muscle twitch".
Parts that are interchangeable so they can easily replaced if they are broken or wear down.
Interchangeable parts.
What movement was Carrie Nation fighting for?
Prohibition Movement
What started the Mexican American war?
The war started from the annexation of Texas by the United States from Mexico.
What was Bleeding Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas was a series of small battles that took place between free abolitionists and proslavery.
What is Mr.Murphy's brother in laws job?
His brother in laws job is he owns a pool company.
What does the cotton gin do?
It pulls cotton and removes the seeds from it.
Name one Woman who was part of the Women's Suffrage?
One Woman is Susan B. Anthony!
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe and Hidalgo do?
The treaty ended the Mexican and American War.
What did Stephen A. Douglas believe he can do?
He believed that he could get people to vote for him and to vote to have the ability for the people to vote on whether they want slavery in their state or not.
Brittany!!!!!!!
What is the water frame?
A water powered spinning machine that produces stronger yarn.
How did the transcendentalist Chris Mccandless/Alexander Supertramp die?
He ate a poisonous berry.
What religion inspired the name of a trail?
The Mormon religion.
Was was the Missouri Compromise?
The Missouri Compromise was a compromise that split the nation in half according to the 36, 30 degree line of latitude.
What was Mr.Murphy wearing last Thursday?
He was wearing a pink shirt, and tan pants.