Chapter 11 Flashcards
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?
New England.
What was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?
Industrial Revolution.
What is capitalism?
The economic system of the US.
What is money used for an investment?
Capital.
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.
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.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney.
Who opened the first textile mill in the US?
Samuel Salter.
What happened to demand for cotton as a result of textile mill growth in New England?
Increased.
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?
Urban- city
Rural- country.
How did Pioneers usually migrate west?
Families.
What were the three things necessary for Western Expansion in the United States?
Roads
Steamboats
Canals.
Who was the first permanent European settler in modern day Tennessee
William bean.
Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?
Allowed for paths to be created that made passing through the Appalachian mountains easier.
What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of Tennessee?
Opened the door for more settlements.
Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road?
Daniel Boone.
What is a turnpike?
Toll roads.
Who created the first steamboat?
Robert Fulton.
Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?
Goods and passengers.
What are artificial waterways?
Canals.
Who was the President in 1817?
James Monroe.
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
A time when political differences seemed to fade away after the War of 1812.
Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?
Because the Western expansion of the US led to increase sectionalism, loyalty to a region.
What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?
Sectionalism.
Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?
John C. Calhoun.
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 Missouri compromise.
What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?
Maine and Missouri.
What was a court case over states rights that said that state governments could not have power over the national government?
McCullouch vs. Maryland.
What treaty was an example of America’s military strength?
The Adams-Onis treaty.
What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?
The Monroe Doctrine.
