CH.9 Flashcards
An economic system in which private business and indivduals control the means of production
Capitalism
What did people do in the Market Revolution
People bought and sold goods rather than making them for their own use
List three things that make up the means of production
factories, machines, and land
What are people called that risk their own money and undertake a new business
entrepeneurs
Vulcanized rubber
charles goodyear
Industrila Sewing machine
elias house
home sewing machine
Isaac Singer
The steel plow
John Deere
The reaper
Cyrus McCormick
List three reasons for american expansion
Fresh start: panic of 1837
Land- farmers, speculators
New trade with China japan
What was the vehicle used by settlers to travel to the west
whagons, prarier schooner
what was the formal name for the morman religion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Who was the Mormon Founder
Joseph Smith
What was the fate of the founder of the Mormons
Jailed for treason, and died at the hands of a mob
Who led the mormons to Utah
Brigham Young
What were the terms of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty
GB and the US had joint occupation of the oregon teerritoy. Settles the 49 parallel as the northern boundary
What does the term “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” mean
It stands for a specefic longitude/lattitude line that they wanted to settle our boundaries at. Theyw anted to fo to war with Gb at the location
what man was the most successful impresario in texas
Stephen A. Austin
Who was the leader of the Mexican army during the Alamo massacre
Santa Anna
Who were the two most famous men that died at the alamo
Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie
The election of 1844
Demo- James K Polk
Whig- Henry Clay
what was the border of texas prior to the mexican war
Texas- Rio Grande
Mexico- Nueces River
What man became known as the “Long Marcher” during this war
Colonel Stephen Kerney
what general was sent to defend the texas version of the border
what was his nickname
zachary taylor
old rough and ready
