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Stephen K. Austin and many like him moved to Texas because ___________.

The first highway entirely funded by the federal government.  It opened the nation to the Midwest.  Many viewed it as necessary for unifying the young nation.

Now that work was performed in factories, work was regulated by _______.

The temperance movement was a movement against the abuse of alcohol. 

This man is responsible for the invention of the telegraph.  It allowed merchants to know when to expect shipments and the “going price” for the shipments.  Who was he?

This was the first railroad in America.

The Hudson River school of painters emphasized in their work the importance of __________.

The business cycles, a series of booms and busts in the economy, created great wealth disparity between what two groups?

The Enforcement Acts strengthened state’s rights by allowing the states to make decisions concerning Reconstruction on an individual state basis.

This woman made her mission to bring needed supplies to the Union soldiers.  She became known as the “angel” of the battlefield.  However, she is most notably known for being the founder of the American Association of the Red Cross.  Who was she?