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___________ in the North increased during the War of 1812 because of a rise in demand of goods that used to be imported, but were now being manufactured locally.Industrialization
The ___________ was an era when factories and machines were used for mass production for the first time in the U.S.Industrial Revolution
A person who leaves his or her country to live elsewhere is called ________An emigrant
A person who settles in a new country is called _____________An immigrant
In 1845, a disease attacked Ireland's main food crop, the potato, causing a severe food shortage called a ____________ which led to mass immigration to the United States.Famine
Someone who trades the cost of passage to America for services they would give for the next four to seven years in an ____________.Indentured servant
__________ is when farmers only produce enough food to feed their own family.Subsistence farming
__________ a former slave, spoke out for both abolition and women's rights.Sojourner Truth
__________ risked her life leading slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.Harriet Tubman
__________ were women in British and American history who fought for women's right to vote.Suffragettes
The increase in cotton production made possible by ________ 's invention of cotton gin also led to an increase in demand for slaves to work in the cotton fields.Eli Whitney
In the 1800s the growing of cotton became widespread throughout the south, creating an ________ economy.Agrarian
Historical documents and ________, such as personal writings, helped to preserve the South's history.Primary sources
Enslaved people expressed their religious beliefs through music known as ________.Spirituals
President Jackson proposed to have the Indians moved west if the Mississippi River by passing the __________.Indian Removal Act
Jackson's practice of giving government jobs to his political supporters was known as the _______.Spoils system
Over one fourth of The Cherokee Indian Nation when forced to moves from Georgia to Indian territory has been called the ________.Trail of Tears
President Polk wanted the United States to control land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. This policy is known as ________.Manifest Destiny
____________ explored the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains in search of the Northwest Passage.Lewis and Clark
___________ aided Lewis and Clark's expedition by interpreting for them and finding plants that could be used for medicine and food.Sacajawea
Mexican troops defeated the Americans and Texans when they defended the ___________ at San Antonio, Texas.Alamo
The Texans won their independence from Mexico at the battle of __________.San Jacinto
California revolted against Mexico and won their independence in the _________.Bear Flag Revolt
The __________, ended the Mexican-American War and established the Rio Grande River as the border between Mexico and Texas.Treaty of Guadalupe
The voting system used to elect the President of the United States is the ________.Electoral college
The _________ to the Constitution tells us why it was written.Preamble
________ was considered the "Father of the Constitution".James Madison
Americans did not want Texas to become a state if it was going to allow ________.Slavery
________ in the North became important in the pre-Civil War economy because the shorter growing season limited the crops farmers could produce.Manufacturing
________ states shared a firm opposition to slavery.Union
Under the ___________ Southern sates said they would nullify (cancel) laws they didn't like and they also threatened to secede from (leave) the Union.Doctrine of Nullification
When Abraham Lincoln wrote his ____________ he included the idea that all men are created equal from the Declaration of Independence.Gettysburg Address
When Abraham Lincoln said "With malice toward none, with charity for all....Let us bind up the nation's wounds", he asked the nation to forgive ________.The South
The _________ issued by Lincoln, freed all the slaves in "rebel" states; it also allowed blacks to enlist in the military.Emancipation Proclamation
__________ assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theatre five days after the war endedJohn Wilkes Booth
During the Civil War, _________ had more resources (industry, transportation, manpower) to support it's soldiers.The North
The first battle of the Civil War was fought at _________.Bull Run
___________ was the bloodiest three day battle fought on American soil. Lincoln later dedicated this battleground to the dead Union soldiers in the Gettysburg Address.Battle of Gettysburg
The ____________ led to Union control of the Mississippi River, cutting off trade to the south.Battle of Vicksburg
At the end of the Civil War, General Lee surrendered to General Grant at _____________.Appomattox
The ________helped the South by allocating (providing) federal funds to rebuild.Compromise
The violence and intimidation of the ________ was on push factor driving African Americans away from the South after the Civil War.Ku Klux Klan
the real purpose of poll taxes and reading tests for voters during Reconstruction was to make it harder for __________ to vote.African Americans
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) supported the __________.Jim Crow Laws
The Thirteenth Amendment made __________ unconstitutional in the United Sates.Slavery
The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments (1865-1870) were passed during the ___________ period.Reconstruction
the government supported the completion of the _________ because it would increase settlement and economic development of the West.Transcontinental
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Leland Stanford can all be described as ___________, business men.entrepreneurs
John D. Rockefeller formed a __________. The Standard Oil Trust, in order to control the oil industry.Monopoly
____________ thought it was important to preserve public land because he saw the growth of cities as a threat to the environment.Theodore Roosevelt


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Sequoia Middle
Redding, CA

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