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What caused thousand of Irish to leave their homes in 1840? (not what attracted them to the U.S.)
Irish Potato Famine
100
What conflict caused the U.S. to enter the Industrial Revolution?
War of 1812
100
What invention caused an increased demand for slave labor in the south?
Cotton Gin
100
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
100
What amendment protects freedom of the press?
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200
What innovation created by Robert Fulton increased the speed at which goods and people were moved?
Steamboat
200
What invention led to rapid communication over long distances?
Telegraph
200
Why were people moving to big cities (urbanization)?
Jobs
200
Pollution, overcrowding, and diseases are all negative side effects of what?
Urbanization
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People moving to cities
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Overpopulation
200
What conflict caused the British to go into debt and set off the chain of events that would lead to the American Revolution?
French and Indian War
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7 Years War
300
What caused the trend seen in this graph?
Jobs
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Urbanization
300
What did Eli Whitney develop that increased the speed at which various goods were produced and resulted in lower prices for consumers?
Interchangeable Parts
300
What important man-made river connected western farmers to markets in eastern port cities?
Erie Canal
300
Who invented the steel plow?
John Deere
300
What was the turning point battle of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
400
What two immigrant groups BOTH worked on the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish
400
What economic system allows individuals to make/sell what they want and competition to drive the business decision? It also enables prices to be determined by supply and demand with little government involvement.
Free Enterprise
400
What group was able to contribute financially to their families for the first time by working in factories?
Women
400
What city became one of America's largest port cities as a result of the Erie Canal?
New York City
400
Andrew Jackson chose to ignore the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia. He choice to do this resulted in what tragedy?
Trail of Tears
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Forced Native Americans to reservations
500
Technology improved several aspects of American life. Name one innovation in each of the following areas:
Transportation
Communication
Production or Manufacture of Goods
Transportation: steamboats, canals, trains, railroads, national road
Communication: telegraph
Production/Manufactureof goods: cotton gin, Spinning Jenny, the factory system, interchangeable parts, Bessemer Steel Process, Steel Plow, Mechanical Reaper
500
Several innovations in transportation made it easier and cheaper to transport goods and people over long distances. Name 3.
Canals, Steamboats, Railroads, Trains, National Road
500
Why did the North develop an economy based on manufacturing? (3 things)
Geography: cold, rocky soil, plenty of rivers
(South: warm, fertile soil, long growing seasons)
500
Americans created a man made river that connected New York City to _________.
Lake Erie
500
What court case determined that the National Bank Could exist and that a state (Maryland) could not tax the federal government?
McCulloch v. Maryland