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What is a canal?
A man made river
Who invented the steam boat
Robert Fulton
What is a lock?
How you raise and lower boats on a canal?
Where is the Erie canal?
Runs from Albany NY, to Buffalo NY
Why did canals stop being built?
They are expensive and take a while to build
What does publicly owned mean?
Owned by society and built by the government
What does privately owned mean?
1 person or group owns it
What are some effects trains had on society?
People got more jobs
Where did trains first develop in the US?
In the north of the US
What's a telegraph?
Wired communication
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
What three things did the Americans have to do to get land in Texas?
Maintain the land for 7 years.
Swear allegiance to Mexico and follow their laws.
Join the Catholic Church
What does remember the Alamo mean?
It was a battle cry
Who wins the Texas revolution?
The Texans
What year does it end?
1836, 1845
Who was president during the War?
James K Polk.
What is manifest destiny?
The US is destined by God to rule from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean
What three things did Polk do to achieve manifest destiny?
Annexed Texas.
Bought Oregon Territory
Went to war with Mexico to gain land
What does annexed mean?
To force or officially add land into a country
Why does the US win this war?
Better weapons, more money, more people, and better transportation
How much does the US pay Mexico for its land?
$15 million
What does the US get out of the war?
New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California
What are the main ideas of transcendentalism?
Self-reliance, nature is sacred, everybody's equal
What did Harriet Beecher stowe write?
Uncle Tom's cabin
What did Edgar Allan Poe write?
The Raven and murders in the rue morgue
What is suffrage?
The right to vote
What was written at Seneca Falls?
Declaration of sentiments
What big immigrant group came over to the US during the 1830s and 40s?
Irish Catholics
Why were they not welcome?
Because of anti Irish and anti-catholic discrimination
What population shift happened in the 1830s and forties?
People moved from farms to cities and towns
When was the Gold Rush?
1848
What kicked it off?
Gold was discovered at Sutter mill
What is a boomtown?
A town that grows very quickly because of a sudden population increase
Who went to the gold rush?
Mostly young, poorish, unmarried men
How did this strain the Missouri compromise?
It created conflict over whether California would be a free or slave state
When did California become a state?
1850
What is popular sovereignty?
The idea that people living in a territory should vote to decide where their slavery is allowed there
What was the underground railroad?
A secret Network that helped enslaved people escape to free state or Canada
When was the Nat Turner rebellion?
1831
When was the Kansas/Nebraska act passed?
1854