Westward Expansion and Industrial Revolution
Across
- 5. This group of people left their home country and supplied major labor for mining and railroads.
- 6. These were man-made waterways that made transportation and shipping faster.
- 8. The "_____" for settling West included, finding gold, ownership of land, and more living space.
- 10. This demographic of people were instrumental in the labor force for many factories and mills.
- 11. The support of ones region over the country as a whole. This was a major cause for the American Civil War
- 14. This invention made is faster to travel across waterways.
- 15. After winning independence from Mexico, this country joined the U.S. as the 28th state.
- 17. The belief that the westward expansion of the U.S. was a God given right and mission.
- 19. This farming tool helped farmers cut down or "reap" crops such as grains and wheat.
- 20. This invention made it easier to process cotton and expanded the use of slavery.
- 21. The action of protecting the interests of native-born people over those of immigrants, especially when making laws.
- 23. This group of people left their home country due to a potato famine and found new opportunities in the U.S.
- 24. An economic system where the prices for goods are based on Supply and Demand, and the government has little involvement in this system.
- 25. An event in history where gold was discovered in many territories in the west, causing people to migrate west.
- 28. This polygamous religious group moved West to Utah to escape religious persecution.
- 29. The practice of cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising live stock. The Southern economy was based on this practice.
- 30. During the Industrial Revolution many forms of labor were not regulated and this forced many ___ to work alongside their parents.
Down
- 1. More people left the South for economic opportunities in the North. This increased the population in the North.
- 2. This invention made the production of cloth faster and easier.
- 3. This invention contributed to mass production of items, like rifles and pistols.
- 4. This group of people left their home country and found farming opportunities in the Mid-West of the U.S.
- 7. This treaty was signed between the U.S. and Spain in order to obtain territory that would later become the Florida and parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
- 9. This territory was obtained by the U.S. after a treaty was signed between the U.S. and Great Britain.
- 12. This cruel and immoral system of labor increased majorly due to the Industrial Revolution.
- 13. This territory was ceded to the U.S. by Mexico after the Mexican-American War.
- 16. Women, children, and men made a living working in these places under very dangerous conditions.
- 18. The economic activity of buying and selling on a large scale.
- 22. This invention made it easier to communicate quickly.
- 26. This invention was used to travel quickly across the U.S.
- 27. This farming tool helped farmers cut through hard soil and making easier to grow more crops.