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Today in History
Manifest Destiny
Manifest
Destiny
Industrial
Revolution
Technology
advances = big
economic changes
Sectionalism: Differences within country
South: Plantations (slaves)
North: Factories (immigrant labor)
West: Frontier (small landowners)
Differences caused strains, disputes
Eli Whitney
Video Questions
Discussion Questions:
1. Why did U.S. leaders want to build the Erie Canal? How did the
canal change the U.S.?
2. Some historians refer to the increase in highways and roads in the
U.S. during the 19th century as a transportation revolution. How
did the addition of many more roads and highways affect the U.S.?
3. When was the Fugitive Slave Act passed, and what were the
consequences of this law?
4. A commentator says that the Civil War played a role in advancing
U.S. industrial progress. Can you give an example that proves that
argument?
5. Define the word inevitable what does this word mean? Do you
think the Civil War was inevitable?
Review
1. Manifest Destiny was a belief that
A. Social classes should be abolished
B. Americans had a right to settle the West
C. American women have the right to vote
D. religion should be more important than politics
2. What was the importance of interchangeable parts during the
Industrial Revolution of the early 19th century?
A. They allowed for the mass production, reduced price of American
goods
B. They brought fame to the international inventor Eli Whitney
C. They were first used in production of the cotton gin
D. They revolutionized the cotton gin
3. In what way was the Lewis and Clark expedition a key element in
Manifest Destiny?
A. The Louisiana Purchase established a boundary for southern
migration
B. Westward expansion stalled until the Homestead Act in 1862
C. The United States now viewed westward expansion as beneficial
D. Jefferson sought to restrict settlement within the Louisiana
Territory
4. How did westward expansion affect the lives of Native Americans
living on the frontier?
A. They were forced to move westward
B. They were given better education and money to build homes
C. They were forced into slavery
D. They were allowed to keep their land