history test 13&14 L
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| what did steamboats help to overcome? | travelling upstream
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| this trade that led to the popularity of coffee drinking in America? | sea trade
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| who invented the telegraph? | Samuel F.B Morse
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| what was referred to as the Great Warriors Path? | The Great Wagon Road
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| Who helped to establish a working postal system for the U.S | Benjamin Franklin
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| this was a short lived mail delivery service that was the fastest service while in operation? | PONY EXPRESS
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| What was the first message sent on the telegraph? | "what haft God wrought"
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| Cyrus McCormick's invention was? | the mechanical reaper
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| water compartment that open and shut to lift and lower vessels on canals? | locks
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| what are the toll roads owned by private companies? | turnpikes
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| what was the system that led to growth of labor unions? | factory system
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| what was the first federally funded highway? | the national road
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| the Wilderness Road was used by this man to lead people to Kentucky? | Daniel Boone
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| who was the first to experiment with the steamboat? | John Fitch
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| what was the waterway that connected NYC to Lake Erie? | Erie Canal
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| The cotton gin was responsable for the continuation of this in the south? | Slavery
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| the first economically successful steamboat was? | the clermont
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| who was the first AMERICAN to circumnavigate the globe? | Robert Gray
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| who opened a mill towns for girls and provided roam and board for workers? | Francis Cabot Lowell
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| what invention was made to help keep railroad traffic coordinated? | telegraph
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| the pony express was the ____________ mail service? | fastest
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| what was date of the pony express from beginning to end? | 1860-1861
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| what caused the pony express to go out of business? | the invention of the telegraph
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| the building of the Erie canal brought a " " to America? | Canal Craze
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| what legislative body did not support his efforts of John Fitch? | Philadelphia Convention
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| who built the 1st commercially successful steamboat? | Robert Fulton
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| List several major cities that grew because to the trade of the steamboat brought to their region? | New Orleans, Saint Lewis, Pittsburg, Cincinnati
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| who made the first major trial or testrun of a railroad in 1830? | Peter Cooper
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| which state had the first regularly scheduled railroad service in America? | South Carolina
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| How were the railroads a more efficient means of travel compared to water travel? | they were not affected by the weather; cheaper to use than canals; can also go more places
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| which regions benefited the most from the railroads? | North & West
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| what was referred to as the "Flying Machines"? | Stagecoaches
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| how did the Industrial Revolution help the farmers in America? | it let better tools become available & helped to increase their profit
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| why was child labor allowed in the factories? | they had child labor din England & America they gave children meal. Because very young children were already on work @ farms & it wasn't considered to be improper
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| what was the false religion that swept many churches and colleges in the early 1800's? | UNITARIANISM
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| what do Unitarianism's believe? | they are a religious movement asserting the "Unity" of God by denying the doctrine of the Trinity
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| who was a famous leader/minister of this religion? | timothy Dwight
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| what was the name for the large, outdoor, revival meetings that were used during the 2nd great awakening? | camp meetings
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| In which part of the country were these meetings usually held? | Kentucky and Tennessee
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| where most famous of these meetings? | Cambridge, Kentucky
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| what were the fastest kind of ships in this time period? | Clippers
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| who built the clippers? | Donald McKay
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| what were these ships known for? | because they bow of the ship would clip through the waves
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| In which part of the country did the factory system become popular? | England
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| why did that region make a good place for factories to be built? | because they would import things & could make stuff faster
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| in the __________'s most Americans were still farmers who owned and worked their own lands. | 1800
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| when did the Industrial Revolution begin and end | 1815-1860
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| who invented the steel plow? | John Deere
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| his first plow sold for ______ dollars | 10
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| Deere's plow became important because _________________? | important in cultivating the prairies of the West
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| how did Cyrus McCormick's invention help the farmers? | it cut wheat & grain & cut tons of acres of land
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| who invented the cotton gin? | Eli Whitney
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| what could the cotton gin do? | remove seeds from the cotton and it replace the work of 50 men
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| what other method did Eli Whitney invent and on what product did he use that method? | he came up with the method of using interchangeable parts
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| Who brought the knowledge of English textile mills to America? | Samuel Slater
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| what did the labor unions work to reform | they wanted free public education; they wanted imprisonment for debts to end; 10 hour workday; end of child labor
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| who led the revival at Yale University? | Timothy Dwight
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| list the achievements of captain robert gray? | 1. Coffee 2. 1st American to circumnavigate the globe
3. three cornered trade
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| which 2 Asian countries opened themselves up to trade with America during the 1800's? | China and Japan
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