Changes in Daily Life
As a result of factories, how was employment affected?
Employement rates increased drastically
True/False
The Industrial factories had safe and sanitary working conditions.
False
What Social Class in the Antebellum South had the highest percentage on the pyramid.
Slaves
What was an invention made by Eli Whitney that aided in de-seeding cotton?
Cotton Gin
What party came up with the term Manifest Destiny?
Shoes and Tinware
One of the earliest mass produced items
Who was a mentor for many textile mechanics?
Samuel Slater
What Social Class in the Antebellum South had the second highest percentage on the pyramid.
What was the nickname of Cotton by the 1820's?
King Cotton
What is Manifest Destiny?
A term made to justify the Mexican-American War. More of a general idea for taking land rather than a specific policy.
An industry built on low-wage, especially female, labor
Cotton Textile Manufacturing
What organizations were formed by workers to try to improve their working conditions and wages.
Labor Unions
True/False
The Planters were extremely wealthy, educated and owned thousands of acres of land.
True
What was Indigo primarily used for?
A plant used to make blue dye for clothing
John O'Sullivan
The man credited for coining the term manifest destiny
How did workers feel about work conditions
They were enraged and thought they were unfair
What laws were passed to try to stop or limit child labor, but they weren't always very effective?
Child Labor Laws
True/False
The Poor Whites were subsistence farmers, meaning they rented land from the Planters or Yeomanry
True
What were the 4 main Cash Crops in the South?
Tobacco, Rice, Indigo, and Cotton
How did Manifest Destiny affect the viewpoint of Mexicans to Whites?
1815-1820
What is it called when workers sometimes refused to work in order to get better pay or working conditions?
Strike
In what states did slaves outnumber the whites?
Choose one state.
Alabama, Mississippi or Louisiana
What did more plantations do as they began to farm more cotton?
They bought more slaves.
Why was the annexation of Mexico controversial?
It meant giving citizeship to millions of Mexicans.