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- 3. Samuel Morse made communicating over vast areas possible, expanding trade and making big $$$$ with the _______.
- 5. _______ were an advancement concerning rails and made them safer and faster.
- 7. During that time, the South was known as the _____ ________.
- 8. _______ had about one million of their people come into the US around the 1840s-50s.
- 10. Who invented the Sewing Machine?
- 13. Most slave owners viewed their slaves as ______ _________.
- 14. This slave led a bloody but unsuccessful revolt in VA in 1800s.
- 15. Most cotton plantations were found in this region.
- 18. There were _____ million slaves in the US in 1860.
- 19. This inventor made the Cotton Gin and there was a massive increase in cotton production due to this.
- 20. What percentage of people in the South were slaves?
- 21. In the 18002, there were _______ slaves in the US.
- 22. Who invented Mechanical Reapers?
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- 1. Before steam replaced them, these ships made it possible to "win a large share of the world's sea trade in the 1840's and 50's.
- 2. The Cotton Gin had a massive increase in _____ production.
- 4. This country sent about 50,000 immigrants to the US in 1850.
- 6. About _____ _____ immigrants arrived in the US in the 1840s and became workers in factories.
- 9. ________ bales of cotton were produced in the US in 1800.
- 11. The idea of the Slave Codes was to regulate the behaviour of _______.
- 12. The industrial revolution increased demand for this crop.
- 16. 1850 was the year that most _________ arrived in the US.
- 17. One of the restrictions that were placed on slaves was ________.
