Westward Expansion & Industry
This new invention helped factories make cloth faster.
What is the cotton gin?
This is the war Jack and Annie travel back in time to learn about.
Civil War?
Which side wanted slavery to spread into new territories?
Who is the South (Confederacy)
The North had many ___, while the South relied on farming.
factories
He was President during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
People moved west to find this valuable metal.
What is gold?
Many immigrants came to the U.S. for these two reasons
jobs and freedom
Which side had more people and soldiers at the start of the war?
the North (Union)
The Southern economy depended heavily on ___.
slavery
She helped enslaved people escape using the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
This natural resource was needed to power machines during the Industrial Revolution.
coal
Letters, photos, and journals from immigrants are examples of ___.
primary sources
Why did the South believe states should have more power than the federal government?
states’ rights
One major disagreement between the North and South was about ___.
slavery
The Union had more of these than the South.
factories, railroads, or soldiers
Name one job people worked during the Industrial Revolution.
factory worker, miner, railroad worker, or mill worker
Jack learns facts and writes notes in this book to remember history
his notebook
What did the Union want to keep together during the war?
the United States
Why did both sides want more land?
grow crops, gain power, or expand?
Geography helped the Union because they had more
railroads or rivers
How did westward expansion change the environment?
land was cleared, animals lost habitats, and rivers were changed
By the end of the book, Jack and Annie learn the Civil War mattered because it helped change the country in this important way.
helping end slavery and keeping the country together
What advantage helped the Union move soldiers and supplies quickly during the Civil War?
Railroads
These differences helped lead to ___.
the Civil War
Using facts and evidence to explain why the Union won is called making a ___.
argument