Industrial Revolution
What kind of power came after water power?
steam power
True or false: Texas was added to the US right away
false
Why did thousands of people move to California in 1849?
GOLD!
What were the laws called that forced Native Americans off their land?
Indian Removal Act(s)
What was the most popular route West for settlers?
Oregon Trail
What is another word for fabrics?
textiles
Why did Texas want to leave Mexico?
the president made new laws and they could not have slaves
_________ were overcrowded, causing people to move WEST
cities / original states
What was the Trail of Tears?
Native Americans forced to walk 1100 miles to new land
What country was Texas part of to begin with?
Mexico
What invention helped people travel farther distances?
railroads
they lost rights / were treated poorly
Explain Manifest Destiny
white Americans chosen by God to stretch US from Atlantic to Pacific
Who was the barf bag president who signed the Indian Removal Acts?
Andrew Jackson
What happened to Texas after it broke away from Mexico?
became its own country
Where were more jobs located after the Industrial Revolution?
cities / factories
How did the Mexican American war start?
the US sent troops to Mexico to resolve a conflict over the border
Who could get free land to farm from the US government?
white, male citizens over 21
Why did the government make Native Americans leave their land?
white Americans wanted it
What was an effect of the invention of steam power?
increased production and growth in industry
What was an important mode of transportation in Ohio during the Industrial Revolution?
canals
What does the word annexation mean?
adding
Manifest Destiny, population increase, fee land, and the gold rush are all cause of Westward Expansion. What is the last cause?
transportation revolution
How did Native Americans try to keep their land?
buy it, negotiate for it, fight for it
Who were forty niners?
people who mined for gold / moved to CA