Moving West
Pioneers heading west faced many obstacles. Name two.
What are challenging geography & illness / disease?
This group of people fought for suffrage & the right to own property during the late 19th century.
Who are women?
These populations made up the majority of factory & mill workers.
Who are women & children?
These drove demand for increased coal production in the 1800s.
What are steel mills?
These small covered wagons were a popular choice for pioneers moving west.
What are prairie schooners?
A group of these individuals overthrew the Amistad.
Who are African slaves?
These attracted Chinese men to California in the 1850s.
What are jobs & bad living conditions in China?
Lamp oil, corset boning, & perfumes were made from these in the 1800s.
What are whales?
The belief that American pioneers were destined to settle the entire North American continent.
What is manifest destiny?
This American naval officer was sent by President Fillmore to establish a trade route with Japan.
Who is Commodore Perry?
These workers made the highest profits during the California Gold Rush.
Who were supply-shop owners?
This country wanted nothing to do with foreigners & their inventions during the 19th century - they had a strict “closed door” policy.
What is Japan?
Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad was delayed by an argument over this.
What is where the track ought to be located?
A lack of cameras kept these individuals in high demand during the 19th century.
Who are portrait painters?
This booming industry was killed by the discovery of petroleum & the development of kerosene.
What is the whaling industry?
Dense urban areas struggled with these problems during the Industrial Revolution.
What are crime, lack of sanitation, & fire?
These “Gold Rush Towns” were founded in Colorado in the late 1800s.
What are Boulder & Colorado Springs, CO?
Who led the attack on the Alamo?
Santa Anna
Outlawing this in 1808 was the first step of many toward big changes in how American plantations were run.
What was the foreign slave trade?
Working in these involved long hours, dangerous conditions, & low pay.
What were factories, mills, & mines?