The Transcontinental Railroad:

Connected California to other states and grew rapidly

What were slave codes?

strict state laws that controlled the actions of slaves

Nat Turner’s Rebellion was the:

most violent slave uprising in the United States.

What main benefit did the Transportation Revolution bring to trade?

It enabled goods and people to travel quickly across the US

The "fourty-niners" were:

people who migrated to California for the Gold Rush

The Transportation Revolution was a period of:

rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel.

The tools used to produce identical items at mass or to do work are known as:

interchangeable parts and pieces

The North had more rivers to provide power which:

made the north more conducive for manufacturing

Why were changes to manufacturing needed in the mid-1700s?

Demand was greater than the available supply of goods.

California's population explosion during the "Gold Rush" -

enabled California to go straight to statehood

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1
The Transcontinental Railroad:
Slowed California's economy.
Connected Mexico with California
Helped the Mormons populate Wyoming
Connected California to other states and grew rapidly
2
What were slave codes?
set of rules for slave behavior set by a council of planters
a secret language slaves used to communicate
strict state laws that controlled the actions of slaves
the policy of slaves to always help one another
3
The act of searching for gold by washing gravel?
Placer mining
magnet
metal dectecting
burglary
4
Gibbons v. Ogden was a Supreme Court case about which of the following?
travel licenses
monopolies
states' rights
interstate commerce
5
What was Eli Whitney’s influence on American manufacturing?
telegraph
steam boat travel wheel
interchangeable parts
Morse Code
6
Cyrus McCormick invented the:
Mechanical Reaper
Mechanical Interchangeable parts
John Deere tractor
John Deere steel plow
7
Nat Turner’s Rebellion was the:
most effective revolt at stemming the spread of slavery.
most violent slave uprising in the United States.
least damaging uprising to the abolitionist cause.
least popular political revolt in U.S. history.
8
Why was the steamboat well suited to river travel?
It was helped by the current.
it traveled well upstream
it relied on the wind for power
it was meant to serve as a ferry
9
Morse Code was transmitted on this invented by Alfred Lewis Vail:
Mobile Phone
Telegraph
Monograph
Mechanical Reaper
10
Californios is:
California missionaries
California ranchers
Native Americans living in California
Colonists living in California
11
John Deere came up with the idea for a/an:
cotton gin
steel plow
iron plow
mechanical reaper
12
Who was the man responsible for bringing new textile machines to the United States?
Eli Whitney
George Washington
Samuel Slater
Samuel Morse
13
What main benefit did the Transportation Revolution bring to trade?
It made the public more interested in cross-country travel.
It provided more jobs for American workers.
It enabled goods and people to travel quickly across the US
It made foreign countries less willing to trade with the US
14
A period of rapid growth during which machines became essential to industry is called:
World War I
Jacksonian Era
Industrial Revolution
Revolutionary War
15
The "fourty-niners" were:
people who migrated to California for the Gold Rush
1849 political candidates for President and Congress
49-year-old men and women who wanted to have children
a football team from San Diego
16
Women generally made money in mining communities by:
placer mining
serving food in casinos
running boarding houses
being a house wife
17
The Transportation Revolution was a period of:
rebellion against foreign countries’ use of shipping lanes.
economic depression brought on by inferior modes of travel.
rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel.
public disapproval of traditional modes of transit.
18
The tools used to produce identical items at mass or to do work are known as:
technology
interchangeable parts and pieces
mass production
muskets
19
The North had more rivers to provide power which:
attracted southern plantation owners to give up farming
made the north more conducive for manufacturing
allowed the south to charge higher taxes
attracted English immigrants to work in agriculture
20
An organization of workers who tried to improve pay and working conditions for members is:
society group for the betterment of the USA
suffrage for women
commerce / trade petition
trade union
21
A small group of Americans seized the town of Sonoma and declared California’s independence:
During the Gadsden Purchase
During the Battle of the Alamo
During the California Gold Rush
During the Bear Flag Revolt
22
This secured a southern route for a transcontinental railroad on American soil.
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Versailles
Gadsden Purchase
Adams-Onis Treaty
23
Why were changes to manufacturing needed in the mid-1700s?
Workers were not satisfied with the level of wages.
Factory owners were not satisfied with the size of profits.
Demand was greater than the available supply of goods.
Traders faced higher shipping prices for goods.
24
California's population explosion during the "Gold Rush" -
forced a treaty with Spain for Arizona
enabled California to go straight to statehood
forced the Mexican-American War
Help women obtain suffrage
25
An area stretching from South Carolina to Texas that grew most of the country’s cotton crop:
Trail of Tears
Jacksonian Region
Friend or Foe
Cotton Belt

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