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This invention, by Eli Whitney, allowed slaves to pick out seeds out of cotton in record time
What is the cotton gin
This invention by Eli Whitney allowed guns to be made the same way in factories. Today it is used in ALL factories.
What are interchangeable parts
This land route allowed pioneers to travel westward
What is the Oregon Trail
This party, stuck on top of a mountain, did not serve any pizza during the winter
What is the Donner Party
Samuel Morse invented this machine to allow people to speak to each other in record time and over long distances
What is the telegraph
This cool invention allowed food to travel long distances without rotting
What is the ice box
The war with this country led to America gaining a state and the rest of what makes up the American Southwest today
What is Mexico
These places bring the BOOM! by looking for gold there, as long as they don't become ghost towns afterward.
What are boomtowns
This invention allowed those at home to repair and make clothes and other fabric-based creations
What is the sewing machine
This "major change" is the concept that led to the birth of factories and new jobs throughout the country
What is the industrial revolution or industrialization
People flocked to California in this year in search of Gold, and stayed there once most found none
What is 1849
People used to use this animal to travel west
What are oxen
The creation of the steel plow led to the creation of this business empire!
What is John Deere
The steam engine led to wonderful new inventions, especially this one made for water, well, as long as it doesn't explode half the time
What is the steamboat
This concept had Americans believe they were COMMANDED BY GOD to go westward and take all lands leading to the Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest Destiny
This land fought to become independent!...until it decided to become a state
What is the state of Texas
This invention was placed along rivers and allowed factories to make clothes in record time
What is the spinning jenny
This "language" was created to go along with a new form of communication, connecting people throughout the country
What is Morse Code
This is where the Industrial Revolution began!
What is Great Britain
This disease has luckily been destroyed, but back in the day, it wiped out over 90% of Native Americans and was a death sentence for any pioneer.
What is Smallpox