The Industrial Revolution
Britain
To move to a new country permanently
The Second Great Awakening was a time of increased interest in ______________.
Religion
Mexico
Who worked in early factories?
People began making good in ___________ instead of by hand.
Factories
What is one reason immigrants came to the US?
What did the Second Great Awakening inspire people to do?
Reform society; make society better; increased religious devotion
What is one reason people continued to move west?
Opportunity; land; wealth; to spread to gospel
What made gun production faster during the Industrial Revolution?
Interchangeable parts
Who opened the first cotton-spinning mill?
Samuel Slater.
Ireland
What is one area people were inspired to make change during the Second Great Awakening?
Slavery; women's rights; workers rights; alcohol consumption; mental health; education
What is the term people use to describe the belief that is was their purpose from God to expand across the whole country?
Manifest destiny
What were the people called who went to California to find gold?
forty-niners
Who created the steel plow to make farming more efficient?
John Deere
Where did immigrants usually work?
Factories; low-paying jobs
What was the name of the first major women's rights meeting?
Seneca Falls Convention
Who led the victory over Santa Anna?
Sam Houston
What was the name of the trail settlers used to travel west?
Oregon Trail
During what time period did the Industrial Revolution occur?
1800s
What caused people to leave Ireland and immigrate to the US?
Name one of the leaders of the early women's rights movement.
Susan B. Anthony or Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What was determined as the border between Texas and Mexico?
The Rio Grande
What treaty ended the war with Mexico?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo