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