Chapter 11 Flashcards

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

A

The change from one origain society to one based on injury

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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?

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New England

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3
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What is capitalism?

A

Individuals put heir capital into a business in hope of making a profit
Economic system of America

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4
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What is money used for an investment?

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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 system

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

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People

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7
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What is technology?

A

Scientific discoveries that simply work

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8
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What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?

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Patents

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9
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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?

A

It grew

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

A

The growth of factories increased

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13
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What is the difference between urban and rural?

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Urban is city and rural is country

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

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Roads steam boat and canals

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

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Dr.Thomas walker

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

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William bean

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17
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Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?

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It maide it easy to passthrough the mtns

18
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What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of
Tennessee

A

It was easy to go through the mountains

19
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Who blazed the trail for the willderness road?

20
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Where was the first capital of the southwest territories?

A

Rocky Mountain

21
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Who was the first person to be voted senator from Tennessee?

A

William Blount

22
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WhAt was important about John sevier?

A

He was the first governor of Tennessee

23
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What is a long hunter?

A

An American willderness explorer for at least 6 months at a time?

24
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What is a turn pike?

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What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed farmers to get to middle Tennessee after selling crops?
The Natchez trace
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Who created the first steamboat?
Robert foulton
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Steam boats improved the transport of what two things?
Goods and passengers
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What are artificial waterways?
Canals
29
What canal connected Albany to buffalo and open New York to even more trade opportunities?
The Erie Canal
30
Who was president in 1817?
James Moreno
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What was the era of good feeling?
A time when political differences seemed to fade away after 1812
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Why did the era of good feeling not last long?
The western expansion lead to more sectionalism
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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's clays system that promoted tariffs to simulate America industry growth?
The American system
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Who 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 government could not have power over nation government?
McCulloch v.Maryland
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Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the rulings of Marybury v. Madison and McCulloh v. Maryland
John Marshall
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What treaty was an example of americas military strength and allowed Florida to become part of the country?
The Adams onis treaty
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What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?
The Monroe doctrine