Market Revolution and Comparing Slavery

The ______ __________ was America's transition to a market-oriented society from about 1820 to 1850 as well as the economic and technological changes that occurred during this time.

• American Revolution

• Market Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

The invention and improvement of the _____ ______ pushed forward the use of steam powered vehicles like steamboats and trains.

• cotton gin

• slave auction

• steam engine

With an average speed of 10 miles per hour, they were faster than any other means of transportation at shipping cargo long distances and could travel in any season.

• Steamboats

• Paddle boats

• Cotton gins

• Railroads

In the 1830s and 1840s, Samuel F.B. Morse developed the _________, allowing for better long distance communication.

• telephone

• telegraph

• television

From 1790 to 1835, the number of __________ in the United States jumped from 92 to 1,258.

• newspapers

• canals

• railroads

• slaves

As a result of the increased speed and decreased cost of transportation as well as information, _____ increased significantly.

• deaths

• trade

• crime

Westward expansion was fueled by the desire of settlers to access more ________ away from the crowded East

• slavery

• farmland

• money

Westward expansion was also fueled by the desire of manufacturers to tap into _______ _________ and new markets.

• natural resources

• large cities

• steam engines

The _______ _______ Act that same year. This act helped pay the cost of the building of a transcontinental railroad by giving railroad companies land for each mile of track they laid.

• Embrago

• Pacific Railway

• Homestead

Most West Africans lived in...

• Urban Societies

• Fishing Societies

• Farming Societies

• Mining Societies