Chapter 11 Flashcards
(33 cards)
what was the US population 1860?
32 million
who invented the sewing machine 1846?
Elias Howe
who invented the Morse code in 1844?
Samuel Morse
what did Eli Whitney come with besides the cotton gin?
the assembly line and interchangeable parts
why were interchangeable parts such a big deal?
you can simply replace only part of an item
who made made big improvements on the plow?
John Deere
how far could the Clipper ship go?
500 miles
how fast could a train go? why couldn’t they go faster.
30mph
We needed stronger tracks
why did we need stronger railroads?
we bought land from Mexico with the Gadsden Purchase
what were early problems with trains?
fires, loud noises, hard to stop
people from what countries went to the US for help with the potato famine?
England, Germany, Ireland
why were immigrant picked on?
having different languages, culture, clothes, and food
how were the immigrants tricked?
people sold them land that they didn’t actually own, or the Golden Gate Bridge
what does the life of a slave include?
boredom, hard labor, couldn’t marry, forbidden to read or write
who created the underground railroad to help slaves?
Harriet Tubman
what was Harriet Tubman’s nickname?
Black Moses
who wrote Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
what was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
it said people could vote if they wanted slavery
what went wrong with the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
people were killing each other
what said if a slave escaped to the North, they still weren’t a free person?
the Dred Scott Court Case
what is popular sovereignty?
let the people do what they want
who had debates, wanting to be senator?
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
who wanted to free the slaves and punish the slave owners?
John Brown
what did John Brown take over?
a federal arsenal
