Transcript This man invented the mechanical reaper.

This man invented the
mechanical reaper.
The largest group of
immigrants to come to
America during the mid1800s.
Associations of workers that
fought for better wages,
shorter work-days, and better
working conditions.
This invention made cotton
1,000 times faster to clean.
With their huge sails and
narrow hulls, these helped the
United States win a large
share of the world's sea trade.
This slave preacher led about
70 slaves to kill more than 60
whites in Virginia in 1831.
About 200,000 of these lived
in the South in 1860 and were
disliked by slave owners.
These laws controlled slaves
and kept them from running
away and rebelling.
1.5 million Irish immigrants
immigrated to the United
States because of a ______
_____.
This farming tool was light so
it could be pulled by a horse
and strong so that it lasted
longer.
Making up only a tiny fraction
of the southern population,
these farmers owned at least
20 slaves.
By 1850, the production of
____ had increased to more
than 2 million bales per year.
Many slaves resisted slavery
by simply dragging their ____,
or working slowly.
This farming tool could do the
work of 5 field hands--freed
men up to go work in
factories.
This free black planned a
slave revolt that never got
started in Charleston, SC in
1822.
These made up about 1/3 of
the population in the South in
1860.
This man improved the
sewing machine and created
a company that still exists
today.
This man invented the steel
plow and founded an
equipment company that still
exists today.
In order to protest
deteriorating working
conditions and low pay,
women workers at Lowell
staged several _____.
Although slavery was banned in
most northern states by the early
1800s, many free blacks there
experienced _____ that denied them
equal rights because of their skin
color.
Became useful to find out
about supply, demand, and
prices of goods instantly
Most slaves worked as ___ ___.
This man invented the first
sewing machine.
Between 1840 and 1860 over
4 million ______ arrived in the
United States.
One danger that many free
blacks faced was being ____
and sold into slavery.
These people believed that
America should be preserved
for native born, white citizens.
This made it possible to build
factories anywhere, not just
next to rivers.
Many slaves who lost their
nuclear families valued their
____ ____ that included aunts,
uncles, and grandparents.
Immigrants to the United
States helped the economy
grow by providing needed
____ for the nation's factories.
This was outlawed in 1808.
This political party was antiimmigrant
This man created the machine
that caused the South to
become even more dependent
upon slavery.
This man invented the
telegraph.
By the middle of the 1800s,
factory workers were forced to
work ___ hours for lower
wages.
1 million ______ immigrants
arrived in the U.S. to escape
punishments for failed
democratic revolutions.
These are people who have
learned a trade and therefore
make more money than
people without an acquired
skill.
First laughed at and feared by
the public, by the 1850s these
were the fastest and cheapest
way to ship goods over land.
Many Americans distrusted Irish
immigrants because they were
_____, while most Americans at the
time were Protestant Christians.
Most white southerners were
called "___ ___" and only
owned a few slaves.
These songs that were sung
by slaves often emphasized
hope in the future.
Which section of the country
was most industrialized in the
mid-1800s?
How did improvements in
farming equipment (steel
plow, mechanical reaper)
affect life in America?
How did steam power and
new machinery affect
factories?
How did Americans respond
at first to railroads?
How did clipper ships help
America? Why did their
popularity only last a short
time?
How did the growth of
railroads cause a decline of
farming in the New England
states?
Why did unskilled workers
have difficulty improving
their working conditions?
Why did skilled workers’
wages drop during the 1800s?
How did factories change
between 1800 and 1850?
Where were they located?
What were the problems
faced by women factory
workers?
From which place did the
greatest number of people
come to the US during the
mid-1800s?
Why did many German
immigrants come to America
between 1850 and 1860?
Why did many Irish
immigrants come to America
between 1845 and 1860?
What were some of the
reasons why nativists disliked
immigrants?
What consequences did the
cotton gin have?
The majority of southern
whites were ________ _______.
What was the primary
purpose of slave codes?
List 5 examples of slave codes.
How did slaves resist slavery?
What beliefs did black
preachers and spirituals
emphasize?
Why did small southern
farmers strongly support
slavery?
From where did most new
planters buy their slaves after
1808?
By 1860, slaves made up
about what fraction of the
southern population?
How did slavery actually hurt
the development of the
South’s industry?
What restrictions did free
blacks have placed on them in
the South?
How did Nat Turner’s revolt
affect the South?