Chapter 11-13 Flashcards
(27 cards)
British mechanic, immigrated to the US after memorizing designs of textile mill machine. Open first mill in Pawtucket Rhode Island “The British Trader”
Samuel Slater
Came up with the idea of using interchangeable parts
Eli Whitney
a period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel because of new methods of transportation
Transportation revolution
Clermont was a famous ______________
Steamboat
In 1832 he perfected the telegraph work of other scientist together in a practical machine
Samuel F. B. Morse
_____________ headfirst been developed in Great Britain in the early 1800s. They became popular in the 1830s
Steam powered trains
A machine that remove seeds from short staple cotton
Cotton gin
The area of high cotton population in the south. Virginia to Texas
Cotton Belt
Positive effects of the Cotton Boom
Cost little to produce. Won’t go bad. Ship it anywhere. World power (everyone is treating with the South For cotton)
Negative effects of cotton boom
Increase in slavery. Overproducing on soil. Dependent upon one crop
Wealthiest. Greatly influence economy
20+ slaves
Planters
Few slaves and worked alongside them
Yeomen
To further control slaves actions, many states past strict laws called ______________
Slave codes
The most violent slave revolt in the US occurred in 1831
Nat Turners Rebellion
Escaped from slavery when he was 20 and went on to become important African-American leaders of 1800s
Frederick Douglass
Former slave contributed to the abolition and claimed God told her to come teach US
Sojourner Truth
Conductor of the underground railroad left her family and escaped slavery in 1879
Harriet Tubman
Members of this movement included William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina and Sarah Grimke
American Anti-Slavery Society
Members of this movement included Robert Finley and Sojourner Truth
American Colonization Society
A member of this movement was Harriet Tubman
Underground railroad
The first public meeting about women’s rights held in the US
Seneca Falls Convention
This document detailed beliefs about social injustice towards women
Declaration of Sentiments
Well known spokesperson for the anti-slavery society
Lucy Stone
Brought strong organizational skills to the women’s rights movement
Susan B anthony