Industrial Revolution
People
Presidential Actions
Oppressed Societies in the US
100

This was a transition in the U.S. from products being made in the home to factories by machines.

Industrial Revolution

100

Who was the inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts?

Eli Whitney

100

What plan was created to make the U.S. more self-sufficient economically?

American System

100

These religious folksongs notably expressed beliefs but were also coded to help escape or to warn of a master’s return.

Spirituals

200

This invention allowed for more rapid communication in the United States

Telegraph

200

What was the results of the election of 1824 referred to as?

Corrupt Bargain

200

This law passed in 1830 allowed the government to negotiate treaties requiring Natives to move West.

Indian Removal Act
200

Title given to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes.

Five Civilized Tribes

300

These textile mills were built in Massachusetts and provided opportunities for women to work.

Lowell Mills

300

Who led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1830 killing 55 men, women, and children?

Nat Turner

300

This was the forced removal of the Cherokee where ¼ died from cold and starvation.

Trail of Tears

300

Region of present-day Oklahoma where the natives were to move to.

Indian Territory

400

The introduction of these sped up production, made repairs easier, and allowed the hiring of unskilled labor

Interchangeable Parts

400

What is the concept of giving government jobs to political backers?

Spoils System

400

What was issued saying the Americas were closed to further colonization and set us up as a world power?

Monroe Doctrine

400

What was the title of the Cherokee newspaper?

Cherokee Phoenix

500

What invention made deseeding cotton easier and contributed to a resurgence in slavery in the South?

Cotton Gin
500

Which president is responsible for signing the Indian Removal Act into law?

Andrew Jackson

500

This agreement allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state and Maine a free state and banned slavery in the Louisiana Territory.

Missouri Compromise
500

What portion of the South’s population was slaves by 1840?

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