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1
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Education was originally…

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Only reading writing and arithmetic ; family responsibilities

2
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One room school houses

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All grades in one room

3
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Blue-backed speller and first dictionary

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Noah Webster

4
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McGuffey’s Reader

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Standard Reader; how they used to learn to read .

5
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Who promoted the idea of public schools ?

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Horace Mann

6
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What was set up to help teachers ?

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Normal schools

7
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When was it becoming more popular to have high schools ?

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By the 1850’s

8
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What was traditional education like ?

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A teacher instructs a class

9
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What happened with the public education?

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It became more available and there were more public schools .

10
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First state university to open its doors ?

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UNC

11
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First female college ?

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Wesleyan

12
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First co-Ed college ?

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Oberlin

13
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What happened with the libraries ?

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Public libraries became more available .

14
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What was set up for adults so they could gain an education ?

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Lyceums (lectures)

15
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What were the dates for the agricultural advancements in the south and north ?

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1825-1850

16
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Who invented the steel plow ?

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John Deere

17
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Who invented the reaper ?

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Cyrus McCormick

18
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Who invented the cotton gin ?

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Eli Whitney

19
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What was the top crop in the south ?

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Cotton/King Cotton

20
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What other crops did they have in the south ?

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Tobacco , sugar cane , rice , corn

21
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What was a factory system ?

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A place where you make something ; machinery, people, products, new materials

22
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Who was the father of the American factory system ?

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Samuel Slater

23
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Who knew how to make the sewing machine ?

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Elias Howe

24
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Who knew how to use the sewing machine ?

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Singer

25
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Who invented the steam engine ?

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James Watt

26
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What type of roads were popular during this time ?

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Corduroy roads

27
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What were built to connect different roads ?

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Turnpikes

28
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What was the first nationally financed road ?

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The Cumberland road

29
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John macadam - macadam roads

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Rock roads

30
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What were flat boats ?

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Flat bottom, heavy cargo , used on rivers

31
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Steamboat ?

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Robert Fulton

32
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Canals ?

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Water way between to bodies of water

33
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B&O railroad ?

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(1830’s) first to ever run on a track

34
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When did Texas gain independence?

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1836

35
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When was the Mexican war ?

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1846-1848

36
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What were the advantages of the railroad ?

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Strength , speed

37
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What were the disadvantages of the railroad ?

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People were afraid of it , expensive

38
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What were packet ships ?

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They carried heavy cargo

39
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What were clipper ships ?

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They were known for their speed

40
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What were steam ships ?

A

Powered by steam

41
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How did we have a better postal system ?

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Cheaper and speed

42
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Telegraph ?

A

Samuel morse (morse code)

43
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When was the pony express and what did it do ?

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(1860) between Missouri and Cali . It was very successful . Rode horses to deliver mail/messages .

44
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The transatlantic cable ?

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Cable used to send messages across the Atlantic

45
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What were dividends ?

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They divided the stocks

46
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Why did the population increase ?

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It increased greatly because of babies and immigrants .

47
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Where were most immigrants from ?

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Ireland and Germany

48
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What were some improvements in the city life ?

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Sewage systems , improved transportation , police & firemen

49
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Why did the southerners seek new territory?

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To plant cotton , & wanted to have a place to keep slaves .

50
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Who were the austins ?

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A family that helped settle Texas

51
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What were the restrictions by Mexico ?

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You have to be catholic , no slaves , had to pledge allegiance to Mexico .

52
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The Alamo was …

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A fortified mission

53
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Who was the commander of the Alamo ?

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William Barrett Travis

54
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What two famous men were at the Alamo ?

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Davey Crockett & Jim Bowie

55
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How did the Alamo end ?

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Everyone was killed

56
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Who was In charge of the battle of San Jacinto and will later become president of Texas ?

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Sam Houston

57
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What was the Battle of San Jacinto over ?

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Texas’s independence

58
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Americans debate the annexation of Texas …

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North didn’t want to annex Texas but the south did . Texas will become the “Lone Star Republic”

59
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______ & _______ claimed Oregon

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U.S. & England

60
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Who was a Methodists that helped promote the mission to the Oregon territory ?

A

Jason Lee

61
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Medical missionary (Oregon territory)

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Marcus Whitman

62
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Who went to modern day Idaho ?

A

Henry Spalding

63
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What was the Great Migration ?

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Went out by the thousands to the Oregon territory

64
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Who was the Dark horse candidate ? 54-40 or fight ?

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James K. Polk

65
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When does Texas become a state ?

A

In 1845

66
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Oregon becomes what ?

A

Territory of the U.S.

67
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What two places was America interested in during the Mexican war ? And why ?

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New Mexico and Cali; because they were interested in them for trade; because it was rich and beautiful land

68
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What couldn’t america agree with Mexico about ?

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On a boundary line for Texas

69
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Who was sent to Mexico to negotiate the price of the Mexican cession and Cali ?

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John Slidell

70
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Did Mexico agree to sell Cali and the Mexican cession ?

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No

71
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Who was the general of the Mexican war ? “Old rough and ready” ? Sent to defend the boundary line of Texas ?

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Zachary Taylor

72
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Old Fuss and Feathers ? Temporarily replaced Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War ?

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Gen. Winfield Scott

73
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Battle of buena vista ?

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Zach Taylor wins decisive victory at great odds

74
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The bear flag revolt ?

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Cali will gain independence from Mexico

75
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The treaty of Hidalgo ?

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The boundary line of Texas was settled . We gained the southwest territory . We gave Mexico 15 mil .

76
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During the California gold rush , gold was discovered on whose land ?

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John Sutter

77
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What people came up with the gold rush & came in 1849 ?

A

The forty-niners

78
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The Gadsden purchase ?

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The strip of land at the bottom or Arizona and Mexico . Wanted it for the use of trains

79
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What were the advances of learning ?

A

Education was thriving in the U.S.

Most literate nation