Lesson 1: Industrial Revolution
Lesson 2: Industrialization and Immigration
Lesson 3: King Cotton and Life in the South
Lesson 4: Abolitionism
Lesson 5: Reform and Women's Rights
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The development of interchangeable parts encouraged the spread of the ____________ system.
factory
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An American who sought to limit immigration and preserve the country for native-born, white Protestants
nativist
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How did the invention of the cotton gin affect the demand for enslaved labor?
It increased the demand for slave labor
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Why did some religious groups oppose slavery?
they felt it was a sin for one person to own another
100
"He has taken from her all right in property, even the wages she earns" This excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments wanted which right to be given to women?
the right to own property
200
Which of the following did NOT occur as the United States industrialized? (2 answers)
A. Factories were built in mild climates.
B. People moved from the countryside to towns and cities for jobs.
C. Immigrants were blocked from factory jobs.
D. Factory towns developed along rivers.
A. Factories were built in mild climates.
and
C. Immigrants were blocked from factory jobs.
200
What was the MAIN reason many German immigrants moved west soon after arriving in the United States?
for economic opportunities
200
Describe Nat Turner's rebellion.
It was a rebellion where Nat Turner and his followers killed about 60 white people as "payback" for years of slavery.
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The refusal obey unjust laws using non-violent means
civil disobedience
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What convention is known as the birthplace of the women's rights movement, which was the first time a large group of women publicly demanded equal rights?
Seneca Falls Convention
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Which factor was the MAIN reason for the data shown in the table?
the growth of industrialization and development of factories
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Free African Americans and immigrants both faced what in the North?
discrimination
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What effect did Nat Turner's rebellion have on African Americans in the South?
It made many white people scared and they started restricting their slaves even more. Some whites even killed African Americans they felt were influenced by Nat Turner, even if they did not have proof of this.
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Why did some Northerner business owners want to keep slavery?
They depended on a supply of cotton from the South for their textile mills
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Why did Horace Mann believe that reforming the American educational system was important?
He felt it would make people better Christians
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What is urbanization?
the movement of people from farms to cities
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What was the political party that was against immigration?
Know-Nothing Party
400
Explain 2 reasons why the South did not have many factories.
-Investors in the south put their money into land or enslaved people rather than factories
-People in the South did not have money to buy manufactured products
400
Describe the Underground Railroad and its most famous "conductor".
It was a secret route that "conductors" took enslaved people to northern states where slavery had been abolished so they could be free. Its most famous conductor was Harriet Tubman, who freed approximately 90 people.
400
"He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise"
This excerpt from the Declaration of Sentiments describes which right that women did not have at the time?
The right to vote
"elective franchise" = elections
500
Explain how people communicated with the telegraph AND who it was invented by.
It used a code of dots, dashes, and spaces to be transmitted into messages (Morse Code)
It was invented by Samuel Morse
500
What was the name of groups that formed to fight for better working conditions in factories?
trade unions
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Most enslaved people did not rebel or run away. What was a more common form of resistance?
Working slowly or intentionally breaking tools
500
Read the quote from Frederick Douglass.
“We were worked in all weathers. It was never too hot or too cold; it could never rain, blow, hail, or snow too hard for us to work in the field. Work, work, work. . . . The longest days were too short for him and the shortest nights too long for him.”
—Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
What is his main point here?Enslaved people’s work was never enough to satisfy a slaveholder.
Yes, he does describe that they work in all weather conditions, but it is just to show "The longest days were too short for him and the shortest nights too long for him". Him is referring to the slavemaster, who has the slaves work constantly and it's never enough
500
Describe 2 reform movements that happened before the Civil War.
1 - Second Great Awakening: Reform movement that encouraged people to practice free will and improve society.
2 - Prison/Mental Health Reform: Dorthea Dix saw that mentally ill and criminals were kept in prisons, so she advocated for the development of mental hospitals.
3- Abolitionism: Movement to end slavery in the United States. Famous leaders included Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison
4 - Education: Horace Mann and others improved education by requiring public schools for children up to 15 in many Northern States. Schools for the deaf and blind were also developed.
5 - Temperance: Movement against alcohol consumption, mainly led by women who were sometimes abused by their husbands
6 - Women's Rights: Movement to give women more rights, such as the right to own property and the right to vote