Ch.11 Flashcards
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?
New england
What is capitalism?
Citzens put their capitol in a company in hopes to make a profit
What is money used for an investment?
Capitol
What is a system where people are free to buy, sell, and produce what they want
and can work where they wish?
The 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 was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?
Industrial revolution
What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?
Patent
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Who opened the first textile mill in the US?
Samual Slater
What happened to demand for cotton as a result of textile mill growth in New
England?
It grew
What was the cause of the growth of cities and towns in the North?
The growth of factories
What is the difference between urban and rural?
Rural is country and urban is city
What were the three things necessary for Western Expansion in the United States?
Roads steamboats and 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?
It helped travelers get through the appalachean mountains easier
What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of
Tennessee?
It aided the early exploration
Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road?
Daniel boone
Where was the first capital of the Southwest Territory?
Rocky mount
Who was the first person to be voted in as a Senator from Tennessee?
William blount
What was important about John Sevier?
He was the first governor of tennessee
What is a long hunter?
Someone who is on an expedition for more than six days
What is a turnpike?
Toll roads
What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed
farmers to get back to middle Tennessee after selling crops?
Nacheze trace
Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?
Goods and passengeres
Who created the first steamboat?
Robert fulton
What are artificial waterways?
Canals
What canal connected Albany to Buffalo and opened up New York to even more
trade opportunities?
Erie canal
Who was the President in 1817?
James monroe
What is eogf
The Era of Good Feelings marked a period that reflected a sense of national purpose and a desire for unity at the end of the War of 1812.
Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?
Western expansion led to sectionalism
What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?
Sectionalism
Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?
JohnCCallhoun
What was Henry Clay’s system that promoted tariffs to stimulate American
industry growth?
The American System
What helped preserve the balance between the North and the South?
The Missuri Compromise
What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?
Dk
What was a court case over states rights that said that state governments could not
have power over the national government?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the rulings of Marbury v.
Madison and McCulloh v. Maryland?
John marshal
What treaty was an example of America’s military strength and allowed Florida to
become part of the country?
Onis treaty
What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?
Monroe doctrine
