Chapter 11 Flashcards
(43 cards)
What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed farmers to get back to middle Tennessee after selling crops?
Natchez Trace
What are artificial waterways?
Canals
What is capitalism?
Individuals put their capital into a business in hopes of making a profit
What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?
Monroe Doctrine
What is a system where people are free to buy, sell, and produce what they want
and can work where they wish?
Free enterprise/ Free Market System
What sets the prices of goods in a free enterprise system?
Supply and demand
What is technology?
Scientific discoveries that simplify work
What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?
Patents
What helped preserve the balance between the North and the South?
The Missouri Compromise
What was the cause of the growth of cities and towns in the North?
Growth of Factories
What is the difference between urban and rural?
Urban- city
Rural- Country
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
City
Urban
Who opened the first textile mill in the US?
Samuel Slater
Country
Rural
What were the three things necessary for Western Expansion in the United States?
Roads, Steamboats, Canals
Who led a failed expedition into Kentucky, but wrote journal writings that would
help future explorers settle there?
Dr. Thomas Walker
Who was the first permanent European settler in modern day Tennessee?
William Bean
Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?
Allowed a path to to be created that made passing though Appalachians Mountains easier
What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of
Tennessee?
Aided early exploration of Tennessee because it made passing through mountains easier and opened doors for more settlement
Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road
Daniel Boone
Where was the first capital of the Southwest Territory?
Rocky Mount
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?
New England
What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?
McCulloch v. Maryland
