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Chapter 9 Test Review
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What did the slogan: "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" mean?
the area of the U.S. with that location (Oregon Territory) should become part of the union
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What areas did inventions help to improve?
transportation and communication
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What did the Gadsden Purchase establish?
the final borders of the lower 48 states in the U.S.
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What is capitalism?
an economic system where private businesses and people control production for profit
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Which U.S. president advocated using the military to obtain land from Mexico?
James K. Polk
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Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
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During the market revolution, what was specialization?
specializing in growing one or two cash crops to sell
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What two inventions helped farmers?
mechanical reaper and steel plow
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How did President Polk provoke a war with Mexico?
He sent the U.S. army to blockade the Rio Grande River
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What were two inventions from the market revolution that changed the lives of Americans?
telegraph, telephone, canals, rubber, sewing machine, steel plow, and mechanical reaper
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What land did the Treat of Guadalupe Hidalgo give the U.S.?
California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, most of Arizona and parts of Colorado and Wyoming
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Texas won its freedom at what battle?
The Battle of San Jacinto
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Who did the U.S. buy land from in the Gadsden Purchase?
Mexico
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During the mid-1800s, which was cheaper to use: canals or railroads?
canals
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How did the founder of the Mormons, Joseph Smith, die?
A mob killed him in 1844
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What is an entrepreneur?
a person who takes a risk to own a business
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Who invented a rubber product that was used to make tires?
Charles Goodyear
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