Industry, Abolition & Women's Rights

How did the term Clipper Ship come to be?

• They were made from wood that was clipped in two pieces

• They clipped time off the normal sea journey

• The crew on the ships were call "Clips"

• Their burners ran on wood chips

How many people were killed in the Great Train Wreak of 1856

• 200 killed 30 injured

• 27 killed

• 135 killed many others injured

• 60 killed over 100 injured

What did Frederick Douglas say to Congress?

• He said that government was broken

• He told them about the horrors of slavery

• He spoke about the 2nd Amendment

• He spoke about the importance of due process

What were the two things that caused big cities to grow in the 1800's?

• The development of the steel tipped plow and Reaper.

• Canals and Steamships moved crops east and people to the west.

• Sturdy wagons and teams of horses.

• Barges and rafts on the Mississippi.

Who was an abolitionist writer and editor of the "North Star" newspaper?

• James Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Frederick Douglas

• Joshua Barnett

What is an Abolitionist?

• A person who wants to abolish slavery forever

• A immigrant to the USA from Poland

• A person of high breeding and class

• A person born into a political family

What invention in the 1800's allowed people to communicate across distances faster?

• The Pony Express

• The Telegraph

• The iPhone 2

• Radio

Why was William Lloyd Garrison important to the Abolition movement?

• He was outspoken and wealthy

• He was White and owned the newspaper "The Liberator."

• He was from the North and spoke against the South.

• He had freed all of his slaves and hated slavery.

Who freed slaves and sent them overseas to start a new home?

• Paul Revere

• Samuel Adams

• The American Colonization Society

• The anti-slavery league

What three machines modernized farming?

• jigsaw, shovel & spike

• Rototiller, Wheelbarrow & Mower

• Steel tipped plow, Reaper & Thresher

• Irrigation sprinkler, Mower & Rake