Westward Expansion
What was the belief that Americans were destined to expand across the continent?
What is Manifest Destiny?
What was the main source of power for factories during the Industrial Revolution?
What is Steam Power.
What was the Second Great Awakening primarily focused on?
What is religious renewal and reform?
What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement?
What is to end slavery?
What is the term for people who fought to end slavery?
What is abolitionists?
What territory was acquired from France in 1803, doubling the size of the U.S.?
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Which invention by Eli Whitney revolutionized the cotton industry?
What is the Cotton Gin.
Which movement was inspired by the Second Great Awakening and had people advocating for the reduction or elimination of alcohol consumption ?
What is the temperance movement?
Who was a famous abolitionist known for his newspaper, "The Liberator"?
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
Which former slave became a prominent activist and speaker for abolition?
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Which trail was commonly used by settlers moving westward in the 1840s?
What is the Oregon Trail?
What was the impact of the Industrial Revolution on urbanization?
What is the growth of cities due to factory jobs?
How did the Second Great Awakening influence the abolition movement?
What is it inspired many to view slavery as a moral sin that needed to be abolished?
What educational reformer is known for advocating for public schooling?
Who is Horace Mann?
What was the Underground Railroad?
What is a network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
What conflict arose from the annexation of Texas?
What is the Mexican-American War?
What transportation innovation connected the eastern U.S. to the western territories?
What is the Railroad.
How did the Second Great Awakening influence the abolition movement?
What is it inspired many to view slavery as a moral sin that needed to be abolished?
Which movement sought to improve Prison conditions during the Reform Era?
What is Prison reform?
What was the significance of the publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
What is it raised awareness about the realities of slavery?
Which act encouraged westward migration by providing land to settlers?
What is the Homestead Act?
How did interchangeable parts impact the efficiency of production?
What is they allowed for faster assembly and repair of products?
Which prominent abolitionist was also a leader in the Second Great Awakening and spoke out against slavery?
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Which movement sought to improve mental health care during the Reform Era?
Who led one of the most significant slave uprisings in U.S. history in 1831?
Who is Nat Turner?