Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?

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New England

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What was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?

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The industrial revolution

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2
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What is capitalism?

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Individuals put their capital into business in hopes of making profit

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What is money used for an investment?

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Capital

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What is a system where people are free to buy, sell, and produce what they want and can work where they wish?

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Free enterprise

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What sets the prices of goods in a free enterprise system?

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Supply and demand

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6
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What is technology?

A

Scientific discoveries that simplify work

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7
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What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?

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Patents

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8
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Who invented the Cotton Gin?

A

Eli Whitney

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Who opened the first textile mill in the US?

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Samuel slater

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What happened to demand for cotton as a result of textile mill growth in New England?

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It sky rocketed

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What was the cause of the growth of cities and towns in the North?

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Factories

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What is the difference between urban and rural?

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Urban is to city as rural is to country

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How did Pioneers usually migrate west?

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As families

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What were the three things necessary for Western Expansion in the United States?

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Roads , steam boats , canals

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Who was the first permanent European settler in modern day Tennessee?

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Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?

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It made passing through the Appalachian mountains easier

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What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of Tennessee?

A

It made passing through mountains easier which led to greater population

18
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Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road?

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Daniel Boon and 300 other skilled foresters

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What is a turnpike?

20
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Who created the first steamboat?

A

Robert Fulton

21
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Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?

A

People and goods

22
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What are artificial waterways?

23
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Who was the President in 1817?

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What was the Era of Good Feelings?
A time when political differences seamed to vanish
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Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?
Western expansion
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What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?
Sectionalism
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Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?
John c Calhoun
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What was Henry Clay’s system that promoted tariffs to stimulate American industry growth?
The American system
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What helped preserve the balance between the North and the South?
The Missouri compromise
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What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?
Maine and Missouri
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What was a court case over states rights that said that state governments could not have power over the national government?
McCullough vs Maryland
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What treaty was an example of America’s military strength?
The Adams-onis
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What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?
The Monroe doctrine