Ch.11 Flashcards

0
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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?

A

New England

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1
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What was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?

A

Industrial revolution

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2
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What is capitalism?

A

The economic system of us

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3
Q

What is money used for an investment?

A

Capital

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4
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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/market

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

A

Prices/costs

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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?

A

Patents

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8
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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
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What happened to demand for cotton as a result of textile mill growth in New England?

A

Demand for cotton grew

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11
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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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12
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What is the difference between urban and rural?

A

Urban=city & Rural=country

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13
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What were the three things necessary for Western Expansion in the United States?

A

Steamboats , roads , and canals

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14
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Who was the first permanent European settler in modern day Tennessee?

A

William bean

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15
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Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?

A

Allowed for a path to be created that made passing through the Appalachian mountains easier

16
Q

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

A

Aided the early exploration of TN and opened the door for more settlements

17
Q

Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road?

A

Daniel Boone

18
Q

What is a turnpike?

A

Toll roads

19
Q

Who created the first steamboat?

A

Robert Fulton

20
Q

Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?

A

Goods and passengers

21
Q

What are artificial waterways?

A

Canals

22
Q

Who was the President in 1817?

A

James Monroe

23
Q

What was the Era of Good Feelings?

A

A time when political differences seemed to be fade away after the war
Of 1812

24
Q

Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?

A

The western expansion of the US led to increased sectionalism, loyalty to a religion

25
Q

What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?

A

EoGF

26
Q

Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?

A

John c. Calhoun

27
Q

What was Henry Clay’s system that promoted tariffs to

stimulate American industry growth?

A

A program called “The American system”

28
Q

What helped preserve the balance between the North and the South?

A

The Missouri compromise

29
Q

What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?

A

Maine and Missouri

30
Q

What was a court case over states rights that said that state governments could not have power over the national government?

A

The court ruled that Maryland had no right to tax the bank

31
Q

What treaty was an example of America’s military strength?

A

The Adams-onis treaty

32
Q

What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?

A

Monroe doctrine