Industrial Revolution Day 1&2

In what region was the industrial revolution and why?

• Southern region because of plantations and slaves.

• New England because rocky soil was not good for farming.

• Middle Region because it was known as "the Breadbasket"

• Britain because of taxes

The invention of the cotton gin

• Crops could be cut down faster

• Sped up the separation of cotton fibers from the seeds

• Improved the farming process and expanded usable land for farmers

The invention of the mechanical reaper

• Allowed crops could be cut down faster

• Sped up the separation of cotton fibers from the seeds

• Improved the farming process and expanded usable land for farmers

The invention of the steel plow

• Allowed crops could be cut down faster

• Sped up the separation of cotton fibers from the seeds

• Improved the farming process and expanded usable land for farmers

The Industrial Revolution was time

• when people migrated to the New World

• of the First Great Awakening

• when trading with European countries rose.

• in which machines were invented to manufacture products.

Why did President Andrew Jackson want to move the Indians west?

• Because they didn't appreciate the land

• To punish them for liking he British

• To use their land for agriculture and other natural resources such as gold mineing.

• To persuade American Indians to become farmers

What law was passed that blocked any all European countries from claiming land in the U.S.A?

• The Treaty of Paris

• XYZ Affairs

• Monroe Doctrine

• Trail of Tears

Famous artist who published a book on Birds of America.

• Edgar Allen Poe

• Washington Irving

• John James Audubon

• Herman Melville

Many Indians died as they were forced west to be relocated is known as ______.

• Trail of Tears

• Tariff of Abominations

• Monroe Doctrine

• Nullification Crisis

During the industrial revolution in the late 1700's what was used to power textile mills?

• Coal

• Rivers

• Wind

• Electricity