STAAR Points 18

Question 0

The forced removal of the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations to Indian Territory in the winter of 1837-1838

Answer 0

The Trail of Tears

Question 1

The Supreme Court rules that GA had no right to remove the Cherokee from their land. President Jackson ignored the decision

Answer 1

Worcester v Georgia (1836)

Question 2

The invention of machines to produce goods formerly made by hand, cheaper goods available, more factories built, need for great numbers of workers, people began to leave their homes and farms to work in factories for wages

Answer 2

Industrial Revolution

Question 3

Built the first textile mill in America, machines were used to spin fibers into thread

Answer 3

Samuel Slater

Question 4

Inventor of both the cotton him and interchangeable parts which allowed easy assembly and repair of several devices with little skill

Answer 4

Eli Whitney

Question 5

Inventor of the steamboat with revolutionized trade and travel

Answer 5

Robert Fulton

Question 6

Inventor of the telegraph which created “instant” communication between cities

Answer 6

Samuel Morse