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31 Cards in this Set
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( T or F) the Quarkers were the first to be involved in abolitionist efforts |
false |
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( T or F) turnpikes were a very profitable business that private companies maintained for years
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false |
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( T or F) Industrial growth in the early 1800s
occurred extensively in the New England region |
true |
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( T or F) P.T. Barnum started a traveling circus and a museum
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true |
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( T or F) most southerns owned slaves in the early 1800s
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false |
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( T or F) a major function of the early telegraph network was to keep railroad traffic coordinated
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true |
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( T or F) the eventual decline of canal building and use in America was caused primarily by weather.
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false |
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( T or F) for many years the pony express provided a vital communications link with the west.
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false |
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( T or F) american ships that traded with Asia also helped the United States lay claim to the Pacific coast of North America.
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true |
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( T or F) children rarely worked in early American factories
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false |
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John Deere invented in
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steel plow |
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Eli Whitney used it to clean a short-staple crop |
cotton gin |
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Donald McKay set new records with one |
clipper ship |
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Cyrus McCormick built it in Chicago |
reaper |
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peter cooper raced with it? |
locomotive |
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samuel slater introduced it in pawtucket |
factory system |
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Eli Whitney introduced this idea that led to the mass production of many items |
interchangeable parts |
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Samuel F.B. Morse invented it? |
telegraph |
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what term describes the system whereby goods are manufactured by many people working in one place |
the factory system |
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what were the large revival gatherings in western areas such as Kentucky and tennessee called |
camp meetings |
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traveling by boat to lake Erie from Albany, NY was made possible by what new transportation route? |
the Erie Canal |
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which early road reached all the way from Maryland to Illinois? |
the national road |
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who is credited with building the first commercially successful steamboat |
Robert Fulton |
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name the 2 famous female abolitionists who organized there Seneca Falls Convention for women rights |
lucretia mott and elizabeth cady stanton |
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what movement in literature placed a great emphasis on emotion |
romanticism |
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from which two countries did most immigrants come during this period |
germany and ireland |
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who opened american trade with Japan |
commodore matthew perry |
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what groups did workers form to promote their goals labor reforms |
labor unions |
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the cotton gin was somewhat responsible for the continuations |
slavery |
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why was the growth of factories generally welcomed in America despite the seemingly poor living and working conditions they fostered? 2 reasons? |
people were leaving farmlands to look for jobs in the city. the money they earned improved their standards of living. many immigrants were happy to have a new life in America. Many were better off than they had been in Europe. Other workers saw the tough factory jobs as a step toward a better job in the future |
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what was the second great awakening, and how did it develop? 2 reasons |
the 2nd great awakening was a time when many came to christ and others became more active in church and sought to bring people to christ. the revivals started on college campuses in the east. timothy dwight became the new president of Yale and brought doctrinal truth and teaching book to the campus.Evangelists such as Asahel Nettleton preached the truth of Gods word to many churches the East. however, some preachers such as Charles Finney, became more interested in result than in standing for the truth of Gods words. the revival also spread to the west where many camp meetings were held. some were truly converted , while others just made emotional decisions. finally, the revivals also lessened inappropriate behavior, including drunkenness, fornication, and adultery. |
