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The Industrial Revolution Began in.. |
1790 in Great Britain. |
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In the 1700s, Great Britain surged ahead in |
cotton. |
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What was the most important development through the American Revolution? |
Railroads |
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Socialism became popular because of |
the factory workers wanted equality in payment. |
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In Socialism, classes are |
equal. |
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Americans are predominantly what? |
Americans are predominantly CAPITALISTS! |
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The monarchy was restored in the 2nd French Revolution because of..? |
Because of a bad economy. |
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Abraham Lincoln said that the United States cannot have |
half free states and half slave states. |
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The first state to secede from the Union was? |
South Carolina. |
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Who was the Confederate leader? |
Jefferson Davis |
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What are some of the causes of the Civil War? |
State rights, slavery and sectionalism. |
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What is sectionalism? |
Sectionalism is different in customs and values. |
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When did the Civil War begin & where? |
In 1861, in South Carolina Fort Sumter. |
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Who was the big general in the north for the union army? |
General Ulysses S. Grant. |
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Who was the big general in the south for the confederate army? |
General Robert E. Lee. |
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Why did the north win the Civil War? |
Because of the navy, and population. |
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Who shot Abraham Lincoln? |
John Wilkes Booth. |
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BONUS: What was the play Abraham Lincoln was watching titled?
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Our American Cousin. |
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What was the reason for the war of 1812? |
Trade restrictions from Britain, sailor impressment and because that Britain were arming Native Americans. |
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What's the difference in romanticism, and realism? |
Romanticism was imagination while realism was real. |
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What was inspired from the War of 1812? |
American confidence and the star spangled banner. |
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Carl Maxes founded what? |
Modern day socialism which led to communism. |
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What were some advantages of the south (confederate army) during the Civil War? |
Fighting on their own land, better officers and strong belief in their cause. |
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What were some advantages of the north (union army) during the Civil War? |
Bigger population, more industrialized, controlled the navy which stopped foreign aid in assisting the south. |
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What were the major battles of the Civil War? |
Shiloh (being the bloodiest war), Siege of Vicksburg and the Battle of Gettysburg. |
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Who came to power in the Second French Revolution? |
Napoleon III |
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What were some of the inventions from the Industrial Revolution? |
The spinning jenny, the steam engine, puddling, 1st steam powered, locomotive. |
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When did the British torch the White House? |
Throughout the duration of the War of 1812 the British torched it. |
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Why was the War of 1812 called the "forgotten war?" |
Due to the Napolean domination going on across Europe. |
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What did the Federalists want within the United States government? |
A strong central government. |
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What did the Republicans want within the United States government? |
Wanted the federal government to have less power than the state governments. |
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What did puddling do?
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Puddling allowed the production of high quality iron. |
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Who invented the spinning jenny? |
James Hargreaves. |
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Who developed puddling? |
Henry Court. |
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What are some factors that made Great Britain the starting place of the industrial revolution? |
Agriculture advancements, abundant food supplies, big supply of capital and natural resources, vast supply of markets to send their goods to trade. |
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Who were the sides in the war of 1812? |
U.S. and Great friggen Britain. |
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What was the new constitution of the second French Revolution called? |
The Second Republic. |
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Who invented the cotton gin? |
Eli Whitney in 1793. |
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Who got inspiration for the Star Spangled Banner? |
Francis Scott Key. |
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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant? |
At Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia in April 1865. |