Joy Prescod Ch #14 Study Guide

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Across
  1. 5. the ______ engine could pull rail cars at 30 miles an hour
  2. 6. a city that became a major hub for the first railroads
  3. 9. __________ invented the cotton gin
  4. 10. ________ of the population in the South were slaves
  5. 11. some slave owners treated their slaves humanely and viewed them as ____________
  6. 12. about how many immigrants moved to the United States
  7. 17. slaves were not allowed to ___________ so it would make it harder for them to escape
  8. 18. the cotton gin made a dramatic ________ in cotton production and allowed the farmers to sell it for a huge profit
  9. 19. ______ ships made it possible to “win a large share of the world’s sea trade in 1840’s and 50s"
  10. 21. the South was _______ on the North because they purchased many of their farm tools, furniture, and machines from them.
  11. 22. some enslaved people were skilled workers like _________
  12. 24. where could steam powered factories be built
  13. 26. what was the range of states that had the most cotton plantations called? (It spread through South Carolina, Alabama,and Mississippi to Texas.)
  14. 27. from the 1800s to the 1860s, there was a dramatic increase in the amount of cotton production as well as _______
  15. 28. what advancement made by Samuel Morse would allow people to communicate over long distances
  16. 29. the cotton gin could do the work of ______ people
  17. 30. what type of machine made by Elias Howe/Isaac Singer would allow workers to make dozens of shirts in the time it took a tailor to sew one by hand.
Down
  1. 1. many of the elite few that owned over 50 slaves became political _________ due to their wealth
  2. 2. who wanted revenge on plantation owners and killed more than 57 before he was caught and hanged
  3. 3. why did many Irish immigrants move from their home country to the U.S
  4. 4. the Industrial Revolution increased demand for Southern ______.
  5. 7. a city that became a major hub for the first railroads
  6. 8. the 1% of people that owned at least 50 slaves in the Cotton Kingdom
  7. 13. what mechanical machine could do the work of five people harvesting crops
  8. 14. many workers in Northern factories were ____
  9. 15. a city that became a major hub for the first railroads
  10. 16. about how many total immigrants came to US in 1850
  11. 20. the size of the industry in the south was ________.
  12. 21. who planned a revolt in 1822 but wass betrayed before he could carry it out
  13. 23. _________ were created to discourage slaves from escaping from or rebelling to their owners
  14. 25. some enslaved people were skilled workers like _________