| Early Westward Expansion | ||
| #1 | This president bought the Louisiana Purchase and sent Lewis and Clark to explore it? |
Thomas Jefferson
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| #2 | Which Native American woman helped Lewis and Clark explore the Louisiana Territory? |
Sacagawea/Sacajawea |
| #3 | This tribe was the major group removed from their land in the Trail of Tears. |
The Cherokee |
| #4 | What year was the Louisiana Purchase bought? |
1803 |
| #5 | What was the Indian Removal Act and what year did it become a law? |
The Indian Removal Act was a law passed in 1830 by the U.S government, including Andrew Jackson, which gave the government the right to remove Native Americans from their land and make them move elsewhere. |
| Gold Rush/Trails West | ||
| #1 | Gold was discovered in which state? |
California |
| #2 | Which trail was the most used trail by settlers during Westward Expansion? |
The Oregon Trail |
| #3 | What year did the gold rush happen? |
1849 |
| #4 | In which Missouri city did the Oregon Trail begin? |
Independence, Missouri |
| #5 | Name at least 3 trails that settlers used to go West. |
Oregon Trail Santa Fe Trail Mormon Trail Old Spanish Trail California Trail |
| Factories | ||
| #1 | What country did the Industrial Revolution start in? |
Britain |
| #2 | Describe early factory conditions. |
Harsh Long hours (12-14 hours) Dirty Loud Crowded Dangerous Lots of pressure Repetitive |
| #3 | What is an assembly line? |
An assembly line is a line of people, where each person has one specific part to build. Then it goes down the line to the next person who does the next job.
or
a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
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| #4 | What are textiles? |
Cloth, often used for clothes, blankets, furniture, etc. |
| #5 | What is the name of the British man that brought factory technology to America? |
Samuel Slater |
| Inventions | ||
| #1 | What does transcontinental mean? |
Crossing a continent
or
Going across an entire continent |
| #2 | What is a Spinning Jenny? |
A machine used to make thread into yarn. One of the first machines and it allowed textiles to be created much faster. |
| #3 | Explain the Significance of the Cotton Gin? |
Since the cotton gin sped up cotton production, it made cotton plantations more profitable. This led to more people starting cottong plantations, which then led to a HUGE RISE IN SLAVERY!!!!!!!! |
| #4 | Name 4 major inventions that were created during the industrial revolution. |
Spinning Jenny Cotton Gin Transcontinental Railway Telephone Telegram Dynamite Steamboat The Lightbulb Sewing machine |
| #5 | Who was the inventor of the Cotton Gin/Interchangeable parts? |
Eli Whitney |
| Mix | ||
| #1 | Many Plains Indians relied on which animal to survive? |
Buffalo |
| #2 | These two immigrant groups were often the targets of prejudice and persecution at this time? |
The Irish and the Chinese |
| #3 | What are mood, morality, plot, and perspective? |
Mood - How it makes you feel
Morality - Good vs. Evil
Plot - Storyline
Perspective - Point of View |
| #4 | Why did the Irish start coming to the U.S? Why did the Chinese start coming to the U.S? |
The Irish Potato Famine caused widespread starvation.
News of the Gold Rush reached the Chinese and many came looking for gold. |
| #5 | Explain this picture while relating it to Manifest Destiny
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This picture IS Manifest Destiny.
LOOK AT ALL THOSE SYMBOLS
Telephone Wire = Technology
Bible = Religion/Christianity
Angel = Guiding the settlers WEST and bringing civilization from her.
Natives = Flee from her path along with the buffalo and bears.
Symbolism = East is lighter representing goodness/civilization. West is darker representing evil/savageness Evidence - Point out : Wagons Trains Steamboats Farmers Miners
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| Final Question | |