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Why did cotton become the major staple crop of the South after the War of 1812 How was the rise of King Cotton connected to westward expansion

Staple Crops- a textile fiber crop This was made possible by economic improvement because of the high demand of cotton. It was also because the industrial revolution had just occured and they had just invented the "water frame" and "the spinning jenny" bothused to make textiles, or fabric.

Who invented the power loom that could produce 200 times more cloth in one day than was possible before

Edmund Cartwright:b

In the 1890s a few new states in the west permitted women to vote

True

The first factory in America was a spinning mill in Rhode Island owned by

Moses Brown

The word temperance means

tolerance, easy going, layed back

During the Industrial Revolution the economy shifted from farming to

Manufacturing

A blacksmith named developed a sturdy steel plow that made prairie farming much easier

john deere

The cotton growers of the south were interested in westward expansion because

Continual planting wore out the soil.

What demanded increased political and legal rights for women

Women's suffrage demanded increased political and legal rights for women. The results of these campaigns were seen after 1949 when the voting rights of women started to increase.

A college that accepts both men and women is called

coeducational

The Industrial Revolution began in in the mid-1700s

britain

The Industrial Revolution began when a series of inventions brought revolution to the industry

Textile

Wanted to keep the nation safe for its native population and did not welcome foreigners

Nativists

The battle at the Alamo ended in victory for

santa Anna

To annex land means to

take it over

Eli Whitney invented the a machine that cleaned cotton fibers

cotton gin

What did free schools had a problem with

All of the answers are correct

What early leader in the women's rights movement was

All answers are correct

What was the change from handmade goods to goods made by machine has become known as the

vg

What was the secret organization of nativists known as

The secret organization of nativists was known as the "The Know-Nothing Party". The party was formed in the 1850's to protect the rights of people who were born in America in opposition to immigrants. Nativism discriminated against people thought of as “outsiders” because they differed for cultural, ethnic, religious, or political reasons. Members of The Know-Nothing Party feared moral, economic, and political dangers that immigrants could possibly bring to America.

_______ people were slaves in the South around 1860.

one out of three

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