Growth of the Republic REVIEW

Who was the owner of the Sawmill where gold was first discovered?

What was President Polk's view on U.S. expansion?

What impact did Samuel Slater have on the economy? A) His new cotton gin helped produce more textiles B) His new steam boats could transport more goods to the markets C) His new factory system allowed for an increase in manufactured goods

__________ is the belief that the United States should expand across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

After the Mexican War, what problem was being disputed about slavery?

The gold rush began in 1849. From this year on, what information can be determined about the population in San Francisco?

What type of labor (or work force) did the South mostly profit from?

From the passage below, which piece of information shows that some slaves did learn to read and write despite laws that forbid them to do so?

What was the North's economy based off of?

he United States took over the land that later became New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California, Texas, and western Colorado, this became known as what?

Which area did the U.S. acquire after their war for independence from Mexico and then annexation?

What was a major reason for the Mexican War?

From the journal entry above we can conclude that they were in search of what?

What was the West's economy based off of?

Based on the chart below, what was one of the outcomes of the cotton gin?

Name each of the areas of the map below?

How did steamboat effect travel and trade?

The following were factors that encouraged industrialization. What is one more factor? A immigrants on plantations B government supported businesses C cheap land on the western frontier D large urban labor supply for factories

Based on the following chart, who had the most urban development?

When leaving from Missouri, what two physical features did the pioneers have to cross while traveling on the Oregon Trail?

Why did travelers travel along the Mormon Trail?

Did the Northeastern United States have short, rapidly moving rivers OR long, narrow bays and inlets?

Name 3 inventions that were invented during the Industrial Revolution.

Who created the Cotton Gin?

What was the South's economy based off of?

In addition to the Louisiana Purchas, the Texas Annexation, and Mexican Cession, what were factors that encouraged expansion?

According to the passage above, which punishment did the slaves most fear?

In 1848 a worker at a factory in Sacramento, California, that was owned by John Sutter, discovered gold in a river. What event took place after the discovery of this gold?

What 3 things did James K. Polk accomplish as president of the United States?