Inventions
What does the Telegraph use instead of words and what symbols are used in the replacement of the words?
Morse Code, and Dots and Dashes
What is an example of a reform movement?
Women's Suffrage, Prohibition, Abolition, Work and Labor, and Transcendentalism.
What building were the Texas Army protecting in the Mexican/American War?
The Alamo.
What is the belief that the United States had the God given right to travel West?
Manifest Destiny
What is Mr.Murphy's first name?
His first name is Keith! " We apologize for calling you by your first name." :)
What did the Iron Plow help with, and what did it stabilize?
The Iron plow helped with cutting through and withstanding hard soil. It helped stabilize the farmers.
What movement had this purpose?
The purpose was to protect people from getting sick, violence, and people becoming mental.
What is the Prohibition Movement
What kind of bear would you see on the Santa Fe Trail?( Hint; on Maggie's slideshow)
You would see a cinnamon bear!
Who murdered 5 guys who were proslavery with a sword and guns?
What is John Brown
What is Mr. Murphy's favorite dad joke?
His favorite joke is, Have you ever seen a squid dance, "Muscle twitch".
Parts that are interchangeable so they can easily replaced if they are broken or wear down.
Interchangeable parts.
What movement was Carrie Nation fighting for?
Prohibition Movement
What war was started from the annexation of Texas by the United States from Mexico.
The Mexican American War
What was a series of small battles that took place between free abolitionists and proslavery?
What is Bleeding Kansas
What is Mr.Murphy's brother in laws job?
His brother in laws job is he owns a pool company.
What pulls cotton and removes the seeds from the cotton?
What is the cotton gin.
Name one Woman who was part of the Women's Suffrage?
One Woman is Susan B. Anthony!
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe and Hidalgo do?
The treaty ended the Mexican and American War.
Who did this? -> believed that he could get people to vote for him and to vote to have the ability for the people to vote on whether they want slavery in their state or not.
Stephen A. Douglas
Brittany!!!!!!!
What is a water powered spinning machine that produces stronger yarn?
What is the water frame.
How did the transcendentalist Chris Mccandless/Alexander Supertramp die?
He ate a poisonous berry.
What religion inspired the name of a trail?
The Mormon religion.
What was the compromise that split the nation in half according to the 36,30 degree line of latitude?
The Missouri Compromise
What was Mr.Murphy wearing last Thursday?
He was wearing a point boro fleece, and blue pants.