Chloe Martinez Ch #14 Study Guide

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Across
  1. 1. This graph shows the number of immigrants arriving in the US, with the peak year being which?
  2. 7. Regarding "New Inventions", Elias Howe and Isaac Singer developed this machine, revolutionizing textile production.
  3. 8. Approximately how many free Blacks lived in the South around 1860?
  4. 9. Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner are examples of African Americans who resisted slavery through these means.
  5. 11. Many Northern factory workers were immigrants, with over 4 million arriving during which decades?
  6. 12. This inventor opened a factory in Chicago producing mechanical reapers, significantly improving agricultural efficiency.
  7. 16. Steam-powered machinery in factories led to increased production and cheaper goods due to this aspect of steam power.
  8. 17. Steam power had what effect on factories and production?
  9. 18. This inventor created the Cotton Gin, dramatically increasing cotton production in the South.
  10. 19. A patent for a telegraph, allowing electrical signals to be sent along a wire, was received by this inventor.
  11. 20. These ships were instrumental in winning a large share of the world's sea trade before the advent of steamships.
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  1. 2. Approximately how many slaves made up the percentage of the entire Southern population?
  2. 3. These lines, concentrated in the North and West, became major hubs such as New York, Chicago, and Cincinnati.
  3. 4. This invention revolutionized farming with its steel plow, allowing for quicker and more efficient soil cultivation.
  4. 5. The wooden rails used on early railroads were replaced with this material, enhancing safety and speed.
  5. 6. The political leaders of the South, who were wealthy slave owners, were known as what?
  6. 7. The Cotton Kingdom refers to this region where most cotton plantations were concentrated.
  7. 10. These restrictions were placed on slaves to prevent rebellion or escape.
  8. 13. The majority of White Southerners owned how many slaves on average?
  9. 14. the ships that dominated sea trade in the 1840s and 50s before being replaced by steamships.
  10. 15. The Slave Codes aimed to restrict slaves from doing these three activities.
  11. 21. Over 1.5 million Irish immigrants came to the US due to this event in Ireland.