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AH1 M5L1 Key Terms 1
American History 1 Module 5 Lesson 1 Key Terms 1
Term | Definition |
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Canal | Man-made waterway that allowed passengers of boats or ships inland. It also helped connect Midwest farmers to the northeast and world. |
Cotton Gin | Farming tool that made it easier to remove seeds from cotton. |
Fifty Four Forty or Fight | Phrase which referred to the latitude lines of the northern boundary of the Oregon territory over which England and America were arguing. |
Hand Cart | Wagon that goods were placed in which is pushed by a person. |
Internal Improvements | Roads, bridges, canals, and other similar projects that help make travel easier. |
Mechanical Reaper | Farming tool that made it easier to harvest wheat. |
Railroads | Allowed for travel year around and was comfortable for passengers. |
Steam Boats | Could go upstream or downstream and cut traveling costs and made travel faster. |
Steel Plow | Farming tool that made tilling up the ground much easier. |
Trails | Used in the 1800's that made traveling west much easier for settlers. |