Inventors & Industry
Who was known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution"?
Samuel Slater
What two oceans border the United States to the east and west?
Pacific and Atlantic
True or False: Even though nine states were not happy with Abraham Lincoln being elected, they never refused to leave the Union.
False
What is a Free State?
A state where the practice of slavery was illegal.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
Voting by the people.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
The Mason-Dixon Line was between which two states?
Pennsylvania and Maryland
Who ran against Abraham Lincoln for president?
Stephen Douglas, John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Edward Everett
What is an abolitionist?
A person who supported the end of slavery before the Civil War.
What is Sectionalism?
The loyalty to one's own region rather than the country as a whole.
Who invented the steel-tipped plow?
John Deere
True or False: Many immigrants settled in larger cities, where many factoris were.
True
What was the gag rule?
A mandate that prohibited any discussion in congress on ending slavery.
What is States' Rights?
All rights and powers not delegated to the federal government go to the states.
What is a Compromise?
What is a free enterprise system?
People are free to buy and sell goods
Which of the following made it so there would no longer be a balance between anti-slavery states and pro-slavery states.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which Act upset the balance between anti-slavery and pro-slavery states.
What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
A demarcation lone separating four U.S. states forming part of the borders of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.
What is the Gag Rule?
A mandate that prohibited any discussion in Congress on ending slavery.