A Growing Economy

What is the belief in moving westward to become a great nation fulfilling God's mission for America to spread democracy and Christianity?

• Expansionism

• Manifest Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Regionalism

What was the name of the first federally funded road built in America linking the northeast and west?

• Interstate Highway System

• Erie Pass

• National Road

• Turnpike

What are two advantages of building canals such as the Erie Canal?

• It connected rivers and lakes for uninterrupted trade on water.

• It connected the north and south for the trade of raw materials.

• It replaced the need for the railroad which was slow and expensive.

• It connected major cities and towns from the northeast to the west for trade.

Who invented the steamboat powerful enough to go against the current of a major river?

• Eli Whitney

• Cyrus McCormick

• Robert Fulton

• John Deere

What was the impact of increased travel on rivers after the steamboat was invented?

• Pollution of waterways

• Movement west

• Farmers began relying on trains for shipping crops

• towns were created along the riverbanks

These are the effects of WHICH invention below?

-Large amounts of cargo could be traded quickly on land

-Trade between the north and west increased as these regions became interdependent

• Railroad

• Steamboat

• Canal

• Turnpike

Select three reasons why the North relied on manufacturing (factories) to support their economy. (Choose 3)

• Inability to farm year round

• plenty of small rivers to power factories

• ports on the coast allowed for easy trade

• warm weather and ample rainfall encouraged long hours of labor

• availability of slave labor

Who invented the mechanical reaper which could harvest the same amount of grain as 5 farmhands?

• Eli Whitney

• Cyrus McCormick

• Robert Fulton

• John Deere

In what way did labor saving devices like the steel plow revolutionize agriculture in America?

• farmers began growing crops in larger quantities that grew best in their region

• slavery decreased across the south as the need for labor decreased

• farmers in the middle and western states abandoned wheat and began growing cotton

What impact did Eli Whitney's cotton engine have on slavery?

• slavery decreased as the cotton gin de-seeded cotton more quickly than being done by hand

• slavery increased due to increase demand and the need to grow and harvest more cotton