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American History Chapter 8 test notes
Notes / Review Notes for the Chapter 8 History Test
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8th Grade
03/31/2010

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the right to vote
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suffrage
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supported by Susan B. Anthony
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coeducation
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established for women only
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Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
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abolitionist who worked for women's rights
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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won acceptance and fame as a doctor
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Elizabeth Blackwell
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What was the significance of the convention of Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848?
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It was the first woman's rights convention held
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What was the name of the women's rights document that was modeled after the Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
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When did women get the right to vote everywhere in the United States?
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1920
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What was the main reason that the roles of men and women began to change in the early 1800s?
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The Industrial Revolution
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Why were many female reformers Quakers?
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Quaker societies enjoyed more freedom and they wanted to share this freedom
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invented by Eli Whitney
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cotton gin
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scientific discoveries that simplify work
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technology
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brings manufacturing steps together in one place
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factory system
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allow the use of less-skilled labor
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interchangeable parts
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the sole legal right to an invention
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patent
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What did the Industrial Revolution encourage people to do? (8.1 perspective [e.g. growth of economy status])
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leave their homes and farms and work in mills and earn wages
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Why were most mills in the Northeast built near rivers?
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Because they ran off water energy
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Why were diseases such a threat in cities during the Industrial Revolution
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Because there was no sewer system so people were exposed to filth and liable to get yellow fever
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What resources did New Englad get from Pennsylvania?
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Coal and Iron
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What did the British do to keep their industrial technology a secret?
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The British passed a law preventing all inventors from leaving the country
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connected New York City and Buffalo
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Erie Canal
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the official count of population
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census
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built by Ohio's request
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National Road
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helped river cities grow
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steamboat
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required travelers to pay
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turnpike
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Why were earlier steamboats like those invented by James Rumsey and David Fitch unable to travel on large rivers or in open water?
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Because of strong winds and currents
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The steamboat called the Clermont was developed by?
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Robert Fullton
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What were two advantages river travel had over road travel?
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able to ship more; had faster speed
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The first wave of westward expansion led to the admission of what four new states between 1791 and 1803?
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Kentucky, Vermont, Ohio, Tennesse
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How did improved transportation affect the types of goods that Americans bought for their homes?
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(more goods, differential goods) Bought goods from other places
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What problems in society did reformers in the temperance movement blame on alcohol?
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poverty, crime, and insanity
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In what ways were women in the workforce discriminated against?
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They were paid less and when men formed unions they were not allowed to join
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What was the purpose of canal locks?
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They could raise and lower the boats to move them along the canals
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Give three reasons why cities grew in the early 1800s
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more immigration, new transportation (something else I can't remember)
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How did canals boost the economy of the Great Lakes region?
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People could live further from rivers but still ship their crops to market
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How did the landscape of New England affect how and where people lived in the late 1700s and early 1800s
Definition
New England and the North had poor soil so farming was hard and people were ready to leave their farms
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What were the basic principles of public education?
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Free, supported by taxes, kids were required to go, trained teachers
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What role did Catherine Beecher play in education for women?
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She was the basis for the Milwaukee College for Women
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Which city had the largest population in 1850?
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New York
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Discuss an advantage and a disadvantage of city life in the North
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a variety of jobs and wages
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How did the Industrial Revolution make the United States more economically independent in the early 1800s
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Low taxes, few government regulations
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