Chapter 11 Flashcards

1
Q

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?

A

New england

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2
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What is capitalism

A

Individuals put their capital into a bussiness in hopes of making a profit

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3
Q

What is money used for an investment?

A

Capital

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4
Q

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

A

Free enterprise

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5
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What sets the prices of goods in a free enterprise system?

A

Supply and and demand

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6
Q

What is technology?

A

Scientific discoveries that simplify work

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7
Q

What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?

A

Patent

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8
Q

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

A

Eli Whitney

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9
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Who opened the first textile mill in the US?

A

Samuel Slater

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10
Q

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

A

Grew

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11
Q

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

A

Growth of factories

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12
Q

What is the difference between urban and rural?

A

Urban city

Rural country

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13
Q

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

A

Roads
Steamboats
Canals

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14
Q

Who led a failed expedition into Kentucky, but wrote journal writings that would
help future explorers settle there?

A

Thomas Walker

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15
Q

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

A

William Bean

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16
Q

Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?

A

Allowed forma path passing through Apalachian Mountains

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17
Q

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

A

Aided early exploration of Tennessee

18
Q

Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road?

A

Daniel Boone

19
Q

Where was the first capital of the Southwest Territory?

A

Rocky mount

20
Q

Who was the first person to be voted in as a Senator from Tennessee?

A

William Blount

21
Q

What was important about John Sevier?

A

First govener of tennessee

22
Q

What is a long hunter?

A

Huted for long periods of time

23
Q

What is a turnpike?

A

Toll roads

24
Q

What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed
farmers to get back to middle Tennessee after selling crops?

A

Natches Trace

25
Who created the first steamboat?
Robert fulton
26
Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?
Passengers and goods
27
What are artificial waterways?
Canals
28
What canal connected Albany to Buffalo and opened up New York to even more trade opportunities?
Erie canal
29
Who was the President in 1817?
James Monroe
30
What was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?
Industrial revolution
31
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
Time when political differences seemed to fade away
32
Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?
Western expansion of US led to sectionalism
33
What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?
Sectionalism
34
Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?
John C. Calhoun
35
What was Henry Clay’s system that promoted tariffs to stimulate American industry growth?
The American System
36
What helped preserve the balance between the North and the South?
Missouri compromise
37
What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?
Maine and missouri
38
What was a court case over states rights that said that state governments could not have power over the national government?
McCulloch v. Maryland
39
Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the rulings of Marbury v. Madison and McCulloh v. Maryland?
John Marshal
40
What treaty was an example of America’s military strength and allowed Florida to become part of the country?
Adam-Onis treaty
41
What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?
Monroe Doctrine