5th Ch. 8 SS Review

To produce many things at once usually with machinery is called...

• mass production

• Missouri Compromise

A law that brought two new states into the Union was the...

• mass production

• Missouri Compromise

The idea that the United States had the right to add territory was called...

• entrepreneur

• Manifest Destiny

taking a territory over is called an

• annex

• Manifest Destiny

a rapid flood of people into the area where gold was discovered is called the...

• annex

• Gold Rush

an ______ is someone who takes risks to start a business

• gold rush

• entrepreneur

Why did Americans keep trying to improve transportation?

• to move people and goods quicker, cheaper, and farther.

• to move people and goods slower, closer distances, and easily.

How were the Oregon, Mormon, and California trails all similar?

• the trails were difficult and rugged

• the trails were easy and flat

Why were the gold seekers called the "forty-niners"?

• they went to find gold in 1849

• they went to find gold at 4:49am

Why did merchants take the rick of moving to California to open shops?

• to make more money

• leave the jobs they hated