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Chapter 14
Changing America's Life
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History
8th Grade
06/08/2007

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Who made the clipper ship famous?
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Donald McKay
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Who invented the cotton gin?
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Eli Whitney
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Cyrus McCormick invented what?
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the reaper
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Samuel Slater introduced what to Pawtucket?
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the factory system
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Eli Whitney introduced this idea that led to mass production of many products:
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interchangeable parts
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Minister Timothy Dwight brought it to Yale:
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revival
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Isaac Singer perfected this invention:
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the sewing machine
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Who invented the steel plow?
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John Deere
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Who was Matthew Perry?
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The man who established a trade treaty with Japan
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Who was Timothy Dwight?
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The minister who became the president of Yale who helped to assist in the Second Great Awakening
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Who was Elias Howe?
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Helped with Industrial developments by inventing the sewing machine.
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Who was William Ellery Channing?
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A Unitarian preacher
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Who was Francis Cabot Lowell?
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He made industrial developments by establishing a work mill for girls.
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Who was Robert Gray?
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Engaged in fur trade by circumnavigating the earth
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Who was Asahel Nettleton?
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A preacher who assisted in the Second Great Awakening
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Sea trade raised the popularity of what beverage?
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coffee
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Why did labor unions become popular?
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Because of the growth of the factory system
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The cotton gin was responsible for the rise of ______ in the south?
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slavery :(
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What three Asian markets did the U.S. develop trade with?
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China, India, and Japan
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The Second Great Awakening had an indirect effect on the changes occuring in American ________
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colleges
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The idea of interchangeable parts was applied to what item first?
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guns
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What is a factory system?
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The system that collected many workers in one place to produce many like items
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What are camp meetings?
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The large revival gatherings in Western areas
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Unitarianism swept over what university in the early 1800s
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Harvard
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Who was the first American to circumnavigate the earth?
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Robert Gray
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Where were most textile mills built?
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In the north
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True or False:

The South grew increasingly dependent on the money earned from its cotton exports
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True
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True or False:
Whaling was an important sea activity for Americans in the early 1800s
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True
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True or False:

Industrial growth occured most rapidly in New England
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True
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How did the Unitarians get their schools and churches?
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By taking over schools and churches that has formerly believed in the bible.
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True or False:

When steam engines replaced water power as the source of energy, New England ceased to be an advantageous location for industr
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False
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Until new machinery was invented during the Industrial Revolution the process that farmers used had changed little since _______ times
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Bible
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What invention was responsbile for drawing many women into the work force during the civil war?
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The sewing machine
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How did the Unitarians get their schools and churches?
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By taking over schools and churches that has formerly believed in the bible.
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Was it common for Southerners to own slaves during the 1800s? What fraction of southern families owned slaves?
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No, 1/4
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Was it common for Southerners to own slaves during the 1800s? What fraction of southern families owned slaves?
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No, 1/4
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Was it common for Southerners to own slaves during the 1800s? What fraction of southern families owned slaves?
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No, 1/4
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Was it common for children to work in factories?
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yes
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How many hours did factory workers work on average per week?
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75 hours
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True or False:

American factory workers usually lived in crowded tenements and were unable to send their children to school
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True
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American ships that traded with Asaia helped the U.S. lay claim on what area of land?
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The Pacific Coast
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True or False:

The rise of American industries was hampered by the unwillingness of Britain to allow the export of its machinery.
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True
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Why was the sewing machine an important invention
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*It allowed women to become a part of the workforce during the Civil War
*Increased trade and exports of textiles
*It allowed the seamstresses to sew clothing and other products much faster
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