Fact or Opinion:
The Liberator was the most important abolitionist newspaper
Morse invented...
telegraph
Montague invented...
Detachable shirt Collar
Burden invented...
Horseshoe machine
Sewing machine
What is a turnpike?
a road that people pay to travel on.
Flour was made in ...
Rochester
Pencils were invented in...
Ticonderoga
Fact or Opinion:
Sojourner Truth was an abolotionist.
Fact
Fact or Opinion
Fact
Salt was made in ...
Syracuse
List the events in order of which they happened:
Battle of Bull Run
Lincoln Elected
Thirteenth Amendment passed
Lee surrenders to Grant
Lincoln Elected
Battle of Bull Run
Lee surrenders to Grant
Thirteenth Amendment passed
In what way were the beginnings of the Declaration of Sentiments and the Declaration of Independence different?
The Declaration of Independence said all men have rights. The Declaration of Sentiments said all men and and women have rights.
Cause and effect
Wagons got stuck in muddy roads ->
Workers laid wooden planks over roads.
Cause and Effect
New York's waterways were not on the same level->
Workers built locks on the Erie Canal.
Why were railroads on improvement over boats for carrying people and goods?
Trains could move faster and carry more people or goods than boats. Trains could also travel in winter when rivers were frozen.
What was an abolitionist?
Someone who wants to end slavery
New inventions led to creation of factories. Most factories were located in cities. People moved to the cities to work in the factories.
Which of the following women was a spy during the Civil War.
A. Elizabeth Blackwell
B. Sojourner Truth
C. Harriet Tubman
D. Sarah Wakeman
Harriet Tubman
Why do you think people began pushing for change in the mid-1800s
Changes were happening in how people lived and worked so they pushed for other changes such as ending slavery or equal rights for women.