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100
What is the movement of people living in one place to live in another?
migration
100
What does it mean to be self-sufficient?
To be able to provide all of your needs on your own.
100
What disadvantage did flatboats have when they were used to carry settlers and their belongings to our new state?
They could only travel downstream. They could not turn around and travel back where they started.
100
What was the name of a covered wagon, pulled by horses, that was used to carry passengers on Indiana's early roads?
a stagecoach
100
Which county covered most of the area when Indiana became a state in 1816?
Knox County
200
Where did most of Indiana's early settlers come from?
Southern states
200
What is the name of the town formed by Robert Owen in southwestern Indiana?
New Harmony
200
Steamboats were a better way of traveling. They could go both up and down river. They did have a disadvantage for Indiana, though. What was that?
They were too large for most of our rivers. They could only travel on the navigable rivers, such as the Ohio River, the lower part of the Wabash and Lake Michigan
200
Name ONE advantage the railroads had over other forms of transportation.
(teacher will judge)
200
Name ONE advantage the railroad had over other forms of transportation.
(teacher will judge)
300
What drew the Quakers to migrate to Indiana in the early 1800's? Give 2 reasons
Fertile farmland and opposition to slavery
300
Why did the General Assembly choose a new location for the state capital?
Corydon was too far south for the settlers in the central and northern parts of the state to come to when they needed to come to the capital.
300
What was the longest canal built in Indiana?
The Wabash and Erie Canal
300
Which president signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830?
Andrew Jackson
300
Why was Indianapolis nicknamed "Railroad City?"
There were 7 different railroad lines that ran into Indianapolis and connected us to other cities and states.
400
The canal building projects brought which two groups of immigrants to Indiana in the 1830's?
German and Irish immigrants
400
What do we call the local regions of our state that helped to govern as our state's population grew?
Counties
400
How did canals improve Indiana's economy?
They gave farmers an easier way to get their goods to market to be sold. In addition, they provided jobs for workers.
400
What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act? Hint: what did it say
ALL Native Americans living east of the Mississippi River must move west, out of the states, to land in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
400
Why was the canal project stopped?
The state had to take on debt (borrow money) to build them. When the recession began, the state did not have enough money to finish them.
500
How would you describe the change in Indiana's population growth from 1800-1860?
It grew rapidly
500
Who did the General Assembly hire to help design the new state capital?
Alexander Ralston
500
What is the east-west road built across the US and Indiana in the 1830's? What is the north-south road that linked Madison, IN to Michigan City?
e-w: National Rd. n-s: Michigan Rd.
500
Why were Native Americans being forced to leave Indiana?
Settlers wanted the land for farming and settling. The government wanted more settlers to move west so the United States could grow.
500
WHat was Robert Owen hoping to create in New Harmony?
He wanted to make the community a center for education and social equality.