Pre-Civil War
What is popular sovereignty?
People living in the state got a chance to vote on the issue of slavery
What is "Social Reform?"
An organized attempt to improve what is unjust or imperfect
How did Eli Whitney's cotton gin affect the cotton industry?
It sped up the process of removing seeds from cotton by 50 times. This expanded slavery and the plantation agriculture.
How did Samuel Slater bring plans for new technologies to the United States
He memorized them from working in factories in Britain
What is Manifest Destiny
The United States had the right to spread across the continent.
What did the Free Soil Party want to do?
Stop the spread of slavery to the western territories
What was the Seneca Falls Convention
The first women's rights convention
How did people in the North and West support the practice of slavery?
They promoted it because the North and West bought the cotton grown by slaves to use in textile mills
What are interchangeable parts?
Parts that are made exactly alike so that if one breaks, it can be swapped out for a new one.
What was the place called where the Mexican Army defeated a group of Texans who were trying to gain independence
The Alamo
What does secede mean?
To withdraw or remove yourself from something
Who was Susan B. Anthony
She was an early leader of the women's rights movement. She was fined $100 because she voted illegally.
What effect did limited industry have on the South?
The South became dependent on the North and Europe for supplies and tools.
Who were the "Lowell Girls?"
Lowell Girls were women who moved to Lowell to work in the mills or factories. Many were young and unmarried.
What was the area of land called that the United States gained from Mexico following the Mexican-American War?
Mexican Cession
What state was admitted to the union as part of the Compromise of 1850?
California
What was a goal of social reformers as it pertained to disabled people?
They wanted disabled people to stop being treated like crazy people and locked in prisons
What did white slave owners think would happen happen because of free African Americans?
They thought that free African Americans would promote slaves to rebel.
How did the invention of new farm equipment cause cities to grow?
What was the route called in which pioneers set out from Independence, Missouri and traveled to the northwest part of the continent?
(Clue: It's also William's favorite game!)
The Oregon Trail
What were the two main things that happened as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri (slave) and Maine (free) each joined the Union, and the Missouri Compromise Line was drawn, which stated that any state formed from lands within the Louisiana Purchase would be free (above) or slave (below)
Why were Lincoln University and Wilberforce University unique?
They were the first two colleges established to teach higher education to African Americans
What were Slave Codes?
Slave Codes were laws that limited what slaves were allowed to do to help prevent them from escaping. Slaves were forbidden to gather in groups larger than three, they were not allowed to be educated, and they could not own guns.
What is it called when a population moves from rural areas to cities?
Urbanization
What was the act called that saw the U.S. government take lands from American Indians in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River?