Industrial Revolution/Westward Expansion Vocabulary
Across
- 3. Texan defeat during their war for independence that served as inspiration
- 5. Invention that enabled mass production of identical components
- 7. Invention that enabled faster water transportation
- 9. 1862 law that gave free land to westward settlers
- 11. Invention that greatly increased free time for women
- 12. Conflict that gave U.S. ownership of the West
- 13. Invention that greatly sped up the production of cloth
- 15. Waterway that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
- 18. A new product that enhances the ability to complete a task
- 20. Invention that maximized efficiency of cotton processing
- 23. Production method where all steps occur in the same location
- 25. Inventor of the sewing machine
- 27. Belief that the U.S. had a right to expand from coast to coast
- 28. 1849 event that quickly populated California
- 31. Peace agreement that ended the Mexican-American War
- 33. Agreement between U.S. and Britain whereby they split ownership of the Pacific Northwest
- 35. POTUS who acquired most of the West in the name of Manifest Destiny
- 38. Christian sect that helped settle the west, primarily modern Utah
- 39. Inventor of the steamboat
- 42. Invention that enabled the settlement of the Great Plains
- 43. River that serves as the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico
- 44. Major agreement that postponed the Civil War for 10 years
- 45. Artificial waterway that connects two bodies of water
- 46. 1853 land acquisition in southern AZ that completed the lower 48 states
Down
- 1. Invention that greatly strengthened the threads and fabrics produced by a spinning jenny
- 2. Inventor of the steam engine
- 4. Improvement upon an existing product, idea, or method
- 6. Inventor of the telegraph and the code by which it communicates
- 8. 1869 transportation route that connected East and West
- 10. Invention that enabled faster land transportation
- 14. Inventor of the steel plow
- 15. Inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts
- 16. Massive $15M land acquisition for the U.S. resulting from the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
- 17. The basis for nearly all mechanized labor during the Industrial Revolution
- 19. Man who brought the Industrial Revolution to America
- 21. Invention that allowed for faster, long-distance communication
- 22. Texan victory over Mexico that secured their independence
- 24. Inventor of the spinning jenny
- 26. Major economic shift away from agrarianism towards manufacturing
- 29. Early transportation route that connected Maryland to Illinois
- 30. Assuming ownership of a territory
- 32. Ran a factory system that employed young, unmarried girls
- 34. Inventor of the water frame power loom
- 36. The rights to an invention and its profits
- 37. Northwestern destination for many westward pioneers
- 40. Westward route by which pioneers traveled to the Pacific Northwest
- 41. Language of dots and dashes used by the telegraph for communication