Ch.5 Flashcards

(34 cards)

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Migration:

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A large movement of people

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frontier:

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The land that lies beyond a settled area

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Land speculator:

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A person who buys land at a low price with the hope of selling it later for a higher price

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Profit:

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The money left over after all costs have been paid

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Turnpike:

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A road that people must pay to use

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Impress:

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To force into military service

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Canal:

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Human made water way

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Lock:

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A part of a canal in which the water can be raised

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Aqueduct:

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A large pipe to carry water

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Technology:

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The use of new ideas/knowledge

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Locomotive:

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A train engine used to move railroad cars

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Telegraph:

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Tech used to send messages

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Industrial revolution:

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The period of time in 1800s when machines replaced hands

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Textile:

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Cloth

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Garment:

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Piece of clothing

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Reform:

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To change for the better

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Abolish:

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Abolishin:

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A person who convinces the United States to end slavery

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Secede:

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To separate from

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Civil war:

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A war between to groups of the sane country

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Draft:

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A way to force people into the military

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Riot:

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A violent protest

22
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Red jacket said that the Seneca Indians should sell the land T/F

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Mary Jemison was a settler who was captured by native Americans and raised at Seneca T/F

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As people continued to move west, towns sprang in central and western NY
True
25
In 1801 Hugh White founded the town of buffalo
True
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In the winter some people traveled turnpikes by sleigh
True
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In which time zone do "I" live in
ETZ (eastern time zone)
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When it is 10am in NYC what time is it in Los Angeles?
7am
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What happened as people in New York continue to move to the western frontier?
C) new towns grew in central and western New York
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The governor who was responsible for the Erie Canal was—
DeWitt Clinton
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Which is N O T a way in technology changed the lives of New Yorkers in 1800s?
The Underground Railroad was built
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The telegraph was invented by:
Samuel F.B. Morse
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The underground railroad was—
A set of routes and safe places used to help enslaved people escape