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How did the US economy change after the War of 1812?
Manufacturing increased because of the interruption of trade with Britain
Agriculture increased because of the Embargo Act of 1807
Plantation farming increased because there were more slaves
Imports of materials increased because of the British sale of goods
Which are effects of the War of 1812?
US Manufacturing growing, Increased American Patriotism (Nationalism), and weakened Native American resistance
Impressment of US citizens and interference with American shipping
Impressment of sailors and US manufacturing growth
The Embargo Act of 1815 after the British burned the White House
What did the Missouri River help us do?
Explore newly purchased French Territory
Take us to a Northwest passage Napoleon was using
Find the Chihuahua Desert
Connect the Erie Canal to Texas
What was Tecumseh's dream?
An alliance of Indians working together
Indians could buy land from the Americans
Indians could murder every white man.
The Indians gain control of all land east of the US
Why was the supply of laborers rapidly expanding during the 1800's?
Many slaves were set free and looking for work
The quickly increasing immigrant population in the US
All the children US citizens were now having without the threat of war
Slaves were being sold to factories in the Northeast to work
What caused the rapid shift to urbanization in the US during the 1800's?
People seeking jobs in the cities due to the rapid development of industrial technology
People seeking to get out of their parents homes and on their own while young
The rural parts of the US had become arid wasteland through desertification
People no longer knew how to weave or spin
Why did workers live so close to manufacturing locations?
walking was the primary mode of transportation for most people & they didn't want to walk far every day to get to work
horses were the primary mode of transportation for most people & they had to stable them nearby
wagons were often stolen so people would want to keep them outside their work window so they could see them while working
maps were expensive and people often got lost on their way to work and would then be fired
Which factor below did NOT contribute to early US industrialization?
The availability of capital (money)
New transportation systems
The abundant amount of laborers
war with Spain
As the north developed factories and the south developed plantations, the ____________climate of the once middle colonies still allowed ________________ to flourish.
moderate; rich farmland
scorching hot; long growing seasons
freezing cold; rocky soil
variable; deep valleys
Which part of the US has swift moving rivers, thick forests, and natural harbors on the coast that allows for fishing, shipbuilding and trade?
New England
New York
Southern states
All east coast cities
Who won the War of 1812?
The British
The Native Americans
The United States
It was a tie
What did the British get to keep after the War of 1812 was over?
All lands they previously owned and nothing new
Nothing
Louisiana Purchase
The Port of New Orleans
What did US citizens begin to want after the War of 1812?
US manufactured goods
British manufactured goods again
French manufactured goods
Canadian manufactured goods
What did the rapid technological innovations of the 1800's cause in the US?
The Technological Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
The War of 1812
The end of Tecumseh's dreams
Who suffered the greatest losses in the War of 1812?
The British
The Native Americans
The US
Napoleon
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