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3rd quarter QA Review 16-17

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When manufacturing replaced farming is known as?
Industrial Revolution
Why were factories built in the New England region?
There were many rivers, which produced power
Why use interchangeable parts in a factory?
it sped up production and allowed for the use of less skilled workers
How did the cotton gin change the South?
it encouraged Southerners to grow more cotton
What 3 inventions brought the regions of the US together?
The steam-powered locomotive, the telegraph, the steamboat
Loyalty to your country is known as what?
Nationalism
What was the the purpose of American System?
to make the US economically self-sufficient
What was the Missouri Compromise?
it maintained the balance of power in Congress between free & slave states
What was Jacksonian Democracy?
it widened political power to more of the people
How did the Indian Removal Act hurt the Cherokees?
thousands died on the forced journey from their homeland to Indian Territory
What was the terrible journey of the Cherokee Indians from their homeland to Indian Territory called?
The Trail of Tears
Why did Jackson oppose the 2nd Bank of the US?
He thought that lending money to politicians led to corruption
How did Jackson destroy the national bank?
he had government funds deposited in state banks
What do we call the first people who traveled out west and blazed new trails?
mountain men
which group traveled West during the mid-1800's in search of religious freedom?
The Mormons
What events led to increased tensions between American settlers & the Mexican government?
We resented Mexican laws especially because they weren't written in English. We didn't think the Mexican govt should be able to outlaw slavery.
What 13 day battle ended where the Mexican army overtook Texans at an old Spanish mission?
Battle of the Alamo
When the US was meant to expand from coast to coast is known as?
Manifest Destiny
How was California upset the balance of the US?
Ca. was admitted as a free state so this outnumbered the slave states
The annexation of Texas resulted in what?
more pressure to annex CA
The Gadsden Purchase gave us land where?
The Southwest
How did we get the Mexican govt. to sign the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
We captured Mexico City
How did the US acquire AZ & NM?
warfare
Who worked to improve the treatment of the mentally ill?
Dorthea Dix
Who organized the first women's rights convention?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
An abolitionist & journalist who became influential in the North & abroad
Frederick Douglass
Who led enslaved people to freedom
Harriet Tubman
Who was a reformer who advocated for improved education
Horace Mann
Political group who was against immigrants & Roman Catholics
Know-Nothing Party
Series of escape routes used by slaves
underground railroad
campaign to stop the drinking of alcohol
Temperance Movement
movement to stop slavery
abolition
the right to vote
suffrage
How would your life as an immigrant be different from someone who was already an American citizen?
Be able to provide 3 examples
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