5-3 & 5-4- The War of 1812 and Industrialization

Question 1

War Hawks

Answer 1

Members of Congress who pushed for war against Britain beginning in 1810

Question 2

Andrew Jackson

Answer 2

American general at the Battle of New Orleans and future president

Question 3

Causes of The War of 1812

Answer 3

-British interference with U.S. shipping
-Britain impressing U.S. sailors to fight against France
-Britain giving weapons to the Natives on the frontier
-Desire of War Hawks to invade British Canada and Spanish Florida

Question 4

Impacts of the war

Answer 4

-Washington D.C. was burned by the British
-U.S. maintained its independence
-Nationalism increased
-Industrialization increased due to the war and British blockade

Question 5

Industrial Revolution

Answer 5

Shift from manual labor to mechanized work that began in Britain during the 1700’s and spread to the U.S. around 1800. This began in New England with the textile mills.

Question 6

Erie Canal

Answer 6

Canal completed in 1825 that connected the Great Lakes and Midwest to the Hudson River and Atlantic Ocean. This made NY one of the main trading routes in the nation. Shipping rates decreased and goods were moved faster.

Question 7

interchangeable parts

Answer 7

Identical components that can be used in place of another one

Question 8

Eli Whitney

Answer 8

Used interchangeable parts to make products and inventor of the Cotton Gin. The cotton gin made processing cotton quicker, but also increased the need for more land and slaves to grow more cotton.

Question 9

Samuel F.B. Morse

Answer 9

Created the telegraph and Morse Code

Question 10

Clermont

Answer 10

Robert Fulton’s steamboat that reduced the speed of which goods could be transported.

Question 11

Railroads or “Iron Horse”

Answer 11

Built to transport goods faster and cheaper than other methods of transportation.