Chapter 11 Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
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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 bisnuess

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3
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What was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?

A

The Industrial Revolution

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4
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What is money used for an investment?

A

Capital

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5
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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?

A

Free Enterprise or Free Market System

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6
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What sets the prices of goods in a free enterprise system?

A

Supply and Demand

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7
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What is technology?

A

Scientific discoveries that simplify work

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8
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What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?

A

Patents

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9
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Who invented the Cotton Gin?

A

Eli Whitney

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10
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Who opened the first textile mill in the US?

A

Samuel Slaten

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11
Q

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

A

It increased

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12
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What was the cause of the growth of cities and towns in the North?

A

The growth of Factories

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13
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What is the difference between urban and rural?

A

Urban is close togther and rural is close togther like a big city

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14
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What were the three things necessary for Western Expansion in the United States?

A

Roads, steamboats, and canals

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15
Q

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

A

Dr. Thomas Walker

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16
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Who was the first permanent European settler in modern day Tennessee?

17
Q

Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?

A

It allowed settlers to pass through the mountain range

18
Q

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

A

It made passing through the mountains eaiser opening the door to settlement in Tennessee

19
Q

Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road?

20
Q

Where was the first capital of the Southwest Territory?

21
Q

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

A

William Blount

22
Q

What was important about John Sevier?

A

He was the first govener of Tennessee

23
Q

What is a long hunter?

A

An exploration for at least 6 months at a time

24
Q

What is a turnpike?

A

A toll road that is privatley owned

25
What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed farmers to get back to middle Tennessee after selling crops?
The Natchez Trace
26
Who created the first steamboat?
Robert Fulton
27
Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?
Goods and passengers
28
What are artificial waterways?
Canals
29
What canal connected Albany to Buffalo and opened up New York to even more trade opportunities?
Erie Canal
30
Who was the President in 1817?
James Monroe
31
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
A time when political differences seemed to fade away after the war of 1812.
32
Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?
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