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Eli Whitney
American Infrastructure
Steam Engine
Leaders of the Industrial Revolution
Gold Rush
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What are the four parts of the Cotton Gin?
Hopper, Revolving cylinder, strainer and clearer
100
When did the good roads movement occur?
Late 1800's - early 1900's
100
What provided the fuel that the steam engine needed?
Burgeoning coal mines.
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What country first led the industrial revolution?
England
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Where was the gold rush of 1849 located?
California
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How did the Cotton Gin first influence the north and south?
A demand in slaves was called for in the south, while this increased textile production and economy in the north.
200
What was the name of the first railroad in the United States?
Baltimore - Ohio railroad
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Who began working in textiles mills and factories among adults?
Children.
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What city first led the industrial revolution?
Britain.
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How many people died on the Oregon Trail?
20,000
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How did the Cotton Gin lead to socioeconomical tension between the north and south?
The North grew very reliant on the south for their advancing society, where the south was primarily fixed into a one-crop economy in which was owned by rich landowners.
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What was the name of the movement for better roads?
The good roads movement
300
What energy sources did people used to use back in the days before the steam engine?
Animals, wind and water.
300
What natural resource did England have an abundance of?
Coal.
300
When did the California gold rush occur?
1849
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How where economic differences and tension created between the north and south
The south disliked the tariffs and taxes placed on cotton by the north. While the north didn't like that the south had economic control so they began taxing the cotton.
400
England
Where was George Stephonsen born?
400
What did Robert Fulton create?
The steam boat.
400
What was the main switch during the industrial revolution?
The switch from local businesses to mass scale production.
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When was the Oregon Trail first created?
1811-1840
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What was the turning point that lead to the Civil war?
The debate faced between the two unions of the U.S regarding new states and slavery, the election of Lincoln and the high tariffs imposed on cotton goods by laws written in the North and the fact that the cotton states of the south chose to secede.
500
When was the first railroad of the US constructed?
1828
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What two people helped create the steam engine?
James Watt and Thomas Newcomen.
500
What two factors made England to seek low production costs?
High wages and low fuel cost.
500
How many natives were in California 20 years after the beginning of the gold rush?
200,000