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Wars & Conflict
Inventions
Manifest Destiny
Slavery in the U.S.
Industrial Revolution
100
Who were the War Hawks?
A group of people in Congress who wanted America to go to war.
100
How did the powered loom help people?
Cloth could be made quickly and easily, which allowed for clothes to be made easier.
100
What made territories different from states?
Territories did not have enough people to be a state, so it was controlled by Congress.
100
If you were white and working on the Underground Railroad, you were a(n) ___________________.
Abolitionist.
100
What was different between a telegraph and a telephone?
A telegraph could only transmit beeps; a telephone could transmit voices.
200
How was impressment related to the War of 1812?
The War of 1812 was when England was capturing American ships and forcing (impressing) American sailors to fight for them against France, so America went to war in 1812 to stop them.
200
What public transportation is related to trolleys?
Buses (or subways).
200
How is the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears related?
In order to take over Native American land, the government ordered all Native Americans to leave, most of the time at gunpoint. The Trail of Tears was one of the worst of these forced removals, where many Native Americans died as they were forced to move from Florida to Oklahoma.
200
The purpose of the Mason-Dixon line was to:
Divide the Northern states from the Southern states.
200
How does the cotton gin and powered loom relate to one another?
The cotton gin made string and yarn, while the loom wove all the string together to make cloth.
300
How did the War Hawks influence the war of 1812?
America was not sure if they wanted to start a war with England so soon, but with the War Hawks pushing for it, the President agreed.
300
What were oil wells, and what invention did they aid?
Oil wells were wells of natural oil gathered from the earth that could be refined into gasoline, which allowed for automobile production to be easier and more accessible for everyone.
300
Put these in order: Mexican Cession, Louisiana Purchase, Texas Annexation, and Oregon Territory.
Louisiana Purchase, Texas Annexation, Oregon Territory & Mexican Cession.
300
How did the Fugitive Slave Act make life more difficult for African Americans?
The Fugitive Slave Act made it possible for Southern slave catchers to travel into the North and bring back escaped slaves.
300
What was child labor?
Children would often work in factories, in dangerous conditions, for very little pay.
400
How did the Monroe Doctrine and Manifest Destiny relate to one another?
The Monroe Doctrine told European nations to leave North America alone, because Americans believed they should have all the land.
400
How did the steam engine improve the technology of its time?
The steam engine allowed for large machines to be made, and improved transportation to make it easier for people to travel west, or over waterways.
400
How did the California Gold Rush relate to the Oregon Trail?
When people wanted to go to California to get gold, they had to take trails to make their way there. The Oregon Trail was the most famous trail to get to California.
400
Why were African Americans treated badly?
White slave owners believed that African Americans were like animals; they couldn't learn and weren't fully human. They treated them like property because they wanted free labor.
400
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the way people lived? How did that affect pollution?
More people began moving to cities to work in factories, and with more people living in one area and factories burning coal, pollution increased rapidly.
500
How does the word 'secede' relate to the Civil War?
Southern states wanted to secede, or leave, the United States because they wanted to keep their slaves, and the Northern states fought against them to keep them together.
500
How is the assembly line, mass production, and pollution of cities related to one another?
Assembly lines and factories were places that quickly refined and created goods, but the mass production of goods led to rapid increases in pollution.
500
How did Manifest Destiny relate to the Indian Removal Act, homesteading, and the railroads?
Manifest Destiny was the belief that Americans should control all the land from one ocean to the other, and so they removed Native Americans, gave away free land to people who would take it so they could claim it, and created railroads so people could remain connected.
500
How was the treatment of African Americans similar to the treatment of Native Americans? Why were they treated similarly?
Both minority groups were treated cruelly, forced to listen to the orders of the settlers or the slave owners. Americans believed they had the right to travel and take over as much land as possible, and this meant that many Americans viewed it as their right to behave in that manner.
500
How is our life today still affected by the Industrial Revolution?
Machines and inventions from the Industrial Revolution transformed the way cities worked and ran. Trains, automobiles, telephones, and engines all affected the way we live. Assembly lines and mass production made goods quickly. There are many other ways that the Industrial Revolution impacted our world.