Vocabulary
What were the early civilizations of Central and South America?
Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca
who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Who most likely said this? "I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money...
J. P. Morgan
Which cattle trail began farthest south?
The Shawnee Trail
What is a city-state?
A political unit that controls a city and surrounding land
Place where most cotton was sold.
Charleston
How would you describe the people who Christopher Columbus met?
Friendly
Which Cattle trail went to Denver?
The Goodnight-Loving Trail
What was the main purpose of building the transcontinental railroad?
to link the eastern and northern shared its profits
How did the invention of the cotton gin affect cotton production?
The production of cotton increased
Who founded the first Spanish colony in the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
which letter represents the route of Bartholomeu Dias?
A
Why were farmers on the Great plains call sodbusters?
they had to bust through the thick layer of sod
Name the six classes of people living in antebellum South Carolina.
Elite Middle Lower Enslaved African Americans Independent Farmers Free African Americans
What wset Pennsylvania apart from the colonies?
Tried to attract people of different ethnicities
Whcih letter represents the route of Vasco de Gama?
B.
What was the travois and how did the Plain Indians use it?
migrated to new plains, loaded belongings onto sled
Turned cleaned cotton into fabric
Textile Mills
Which colonies bordered New York to the east?
massachuesetts and connecticut
What was the easternmost point of de Gama's sea route?
C.