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1 Name five geographic and economic factors that influenced or promoted westward movement in the United States.

1 Cheaper and faster transportation, Overland trails, Manifest Destiny, Population growth in the east, California Gold Rush, Cheap and fertile land, Economic opportunity, and Freedom for runaway slaves Home

2 Who invented the cotton gin?

2 Eli Whitney

3 Name the two men who worked to invent the reaper.

3 Jo Anderson and Cyrus McCormick

4 In the first half of the 1800s, which technology provided faster land transportation?

4 Steam locomotive

5 What was the effect of the reaper on farming?

5 Increased productivity

6 Name the slave who helped to develop the reaper.

6 Jo Anderson

7 What was the effect of the cotton gin on farming?

7 Increased productivity

8 What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery?

8 Increased the need for slavery (to cultivate and pick cotton)

9 What were abolitionists opposed to?

9 Slavery