How did the term Clipper Ship come to be?
Industry, Abolition & Women's Rights

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was an abolitionist writer and editor of the "North Star" newspaper?
James Polk
Andrew Jackson
Frederick Douglas
Joshua Barnett
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What invention in the 1800's allowed people to communicate across distances faster?
The Pony Express
The Telegraph
The iPhone 2
Radio
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