Industrial Revolution Day 6

The ___ connected the Great Lakes area with New York City.

• telegraph

• Erie Canal

• water

• wage

The Steamboat was important because it made travel over _____ even faster and allowed you to sail upstream.

• telegraph

• canals

• water

• wage

People across long distances were able to almost instantly communicate with each other by using a new technology called the ___.

• telegraph

• canals

• water

• wage

One reason European countries wanted to explore the “New World” was to expand ____.

• France

• American Revolution

• empires

• Separation of Powers

The Proclamation of 1763 helped lead to the __________ because it resulted in many colonists becoming angry with Britain.

• France

• American Revolution

• empires

• Separation of Powers

The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point of the American Revolution because it kept the Continental Army from being divided, and _______ joined our country in its fight against Britain.

• France

• American Revolution

• empires

• Separation of Powers

The power of the government is divided between three branches.  This is to ensure that the government is not too powerful.  This principle is called _________.

• France

• American Revolution

• empires

• Separation of Powers

Cities became overpopulated, polluted, and crime rose drastically as a result of ​ (a)   . People left their farms to work in factories, because they offered a daily ​ (b)   .

• urbanization
• wage
• rent
• lax laws

Determine which detail explains the regional position held by the Congressman.

• Daniel Webster

• Settled disputes between northern and southern states to foster westward growth

• Henry Clay

• Pushed for use of the Tenth Amendment’s rights of the states to prevent a high tariff from going into effect

• John C. Calhoun

• Supported a high tax on foreign-made goods to encourage citizens to buy American-made products

Match the following

• Checks and balances

• Argument over states' rights vs federal rights

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Established federal rule over interstate trade

• Declaration of Independence

• Each branch of government has some power over the other two branches; helps to prevent any one branch becoming too powerful

• Nullification Crisis

• Thomas Jefferson; list of grievances, or complaints, against King George III