Industrial Revolution

Andrew Jackson __________was known as: “Roaring, rollicking and mischievous.”

Came to fame in _________where he earned the name “Old Hickory”.

Lost Presidency to _________in a close race and Jackson started his own political party called the “________________ Party”.

Jackson appealed to “ordinary, working Americans”. Political power exercised by “ordinary” Americans became known as ________________________.

When Jackson became President, he used the “____________” – replacing officials with his supporters.

__________________________– the birth of modern industry and the social changes that went with it.

*Replaced ________ power with ________ power.*Steam engine made textiles and passenger ships.*Led to u_________________. (1820 only 7% of Americans lived in cities. By 1850 that doubled. People left small farms to move to cities and work in factories.

Other developments:*network of roads*Canals (Erie canal)*The steamboat*The railroad (Iron Horse)*The telegraph

The growth of the __________ industry led to a growing demand for cotton.

Populations spread across the South from Virginia to Texas to grow the crop, and to grow ___________.

Cotton is _________________, and slavery spread throughout the south.

South also grew:___________, rice, sugarcaneAnd sugarbeets.

______% of white families in the south owned slaves.

Most families had fewer than ________ slaves.1808 i________________ of slaves was banned,

but smuggling continued.1810 – about_________million slaves1840 – _______ million slaves (______ of

southern population)

North – _________, growth in technology, viewed __________ as progress, exposed to many different points of view. Saw slavery as against their Christian religion, and viewed it as __________.

South – ___________, no need for change in technology (slaves do the work), higher value on ___________, didn’t travel to the north. Saw slavery as part of their ____________, and justified it in their Christian religion.

The Second Great _____________ – people attended “revivals” and were told that hard work and living well would create a “heaven on earth”.

The ______________– men and women attempted to reshape American society.

Temperance Movement – reformers tried to reduce the use of ___________________.

__________________– First Secretary of Education

Wanted to make education mandatory.

Irish Immigration –Mid 1800’s saw ________million Irish settle in

the U.S. There was a __________ in Ireland and a severe depression.

Irish were heavily __________ against because they were Catholic.

German immigration – about ______ million came in search of _____________ and business opportunities.

_____________ - discrimination by white Americans that were born in America.

The influx of populations in the cities (especially Irish people that didn’t have the money to move inland) caused for ______________________________.

_______________– people who earned a living being paid instead of having their own enterprise.

Labor movement – movement for workers to improve their conditions in ________________________.

Legal limitations:Women could not _________Women could not hold ________________________Women could not enter into

________________________.Women could not own ________________In cases of divorce, children were given to the man.Few women worked before the Industrial

revolution, and their wages went to their husbands, single women’s went to their families

Cultural limits:Widely held view that women were _________,

should attend only to household and family duties.

Business, government, politics should be handled my _________.

This was known as the ____________________________.

_________________– groups that were organized to promote social reforms. 10’s of thousands of women joined.

____________ opportunities began to develop.Women were integral in urban reform and

__________movements.__________________– For Women’s rights. Led

by Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Signed a “Declaration of Sentiments.”

Slavery was integral to the Southern _____________.Slaves were seen as _______________, not people.Life was hard and living conditions barely

tolerable.Very minimal shelter, clothing and medical care.Many lived in fear of ________ punishment. Some

were treated better in return for loyalty.Amazingly, many found hope in religion, oral

tradition, and thoughts of freedom.

Free blacks suffered social and legal ______________.

Many helped those enslaved escape and spoke out against slavery.

______________________– led a revolt that led to the killing of 75 white people before being stopped. Over 120 blacks were executed over the revolt.

_______________– as many as 40,000-100,000 escaped to Mexico, Canada or Europe.

The________________________– A network of sympathetic white people and free blacks that provided escapees with food, hiding places, and destinations to free territories.

_______________– famous for her help in the UR. She was an escaped slave.

Campaign to abolish, or__________, slavery.William Lloyd Garrison – started a paper

called “_____________________” and demanded an immediate end to slavery.

________________– former slave (escaped at 20 yo), well educated and supported the Women’s movement and the Abolitionist Movement.

The idea that the nation had a God-given right to all of __________________________.

Farmers and _______________moved West.Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail, the

California Trail and the Mormon Trail, etc. all headed west bringing __________, ___________, ___________and _____________.

The __________________of California brought more people, and the Pony Express.

_______________________were pushed off of their lands and their lives were changed forever.

Texas Revolution and War with Mexico brought Texas into the Union.

The Treaty of _____________________ gave a huge land mass of Mexico to the United States and defined the boundaries that exist today.