Flashcards › Ch 15 A Changing Country

What is a person who uses money to buy or make something that will make more money investor This war was declared by the United States Congress on May 13, 1846 Mexican-American War What is a horse-drawn carriage used to carry passengers, baggage, and mail stagecoach During this event, large numbers of peple went to California seeking gold. gold rush What are standard-sized parts made so that a person can replace one part of a manufactured item with another identical part interchangeable parts This machine was used to remove the seeds from cotton. cotton gin This kind of engine uses steam from boiling water to create power steam engine During this period, goods that had been made by hand were now made by machines, often in factories Industrial Revolution This structure is a human-made waterway canal These people searched for gold in California in 1849 Forty-Niners What uses sharp blades to cut and harvest grain reaper This ended the Mexican-American War Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo What is a kind of water elevator that moves boats to higher or lower levels locks Which invention led to major, rapid advances in travel by boat and train? steam engine The conflict between Texas and Mexico ended with the battle at San Jacinto Some people were against California becoming a state because California allowed married women to own property What is an important change brought about by the Industrial Revolution? more goods became machine-made It stretched from Maryland to Illinois National Road It linked the Hudson River and the Great Lakes Erie Canal It forms the border between Mexico and the United States Rio Grande It went from Independence, Missouri, to the West Coast Oregon Trail It went from Illinois to the Great Salt Lake Mormon Trail Where were so many people going in the 1840s and 1850s? California Why did people want to move West to California? gold, make a business, cheap land What did people find when they got to California? little gold, some were successful businessmen and farmers What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on transportation? The steam engine developed into boats and trains that could haul large loads long distances cheaper and easier. Crops could be shipped East, and manufactured goods could be shipped West. Students learn about the Industrial Revolution and how new industry and travel changed America