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1
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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?

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New England

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2
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What is capitalism?

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The economic systwm of the US.

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What is money used for an investment?

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To make a profit.

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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?

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Free enterprise/free market

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

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Supply and Demand

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6
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What is technology?

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Scientific discoveries that simplify work.

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What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?

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Patents

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

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Industrial Revolution

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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?

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It grew

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

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The growth of factories.

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12
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What is the difference between urban and rural?

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Urban- City

Rural- Country

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

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  • Roads
  • Steamboats
  • 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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Thomas Walker

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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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Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?

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It allowed the Wilderness Road to pass through.

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

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It made passing through th Appalachin Mountains easier and also opened the doors for new settlemant.

18
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Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road?

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Daniel Boone and 30 more foresters.

19
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Where was the first capital of the Southwest Territory?

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Rocky Mount

20
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Who was the first person to be voted in as a Senator from Tennessee?

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William Blount

21
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What was important about John Sevier?

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He was the first governor of Tennessee.

22
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What is a turnpike?

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A toll road.

23
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What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed farmers to get back to middle Tennessee after selling crops?

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The Natchez Trail

24
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Who created the first steamboat?

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Robert Fulten

25
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Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?

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Goods and Passengers

26
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What are artificial waterways?

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Canals

27
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What canal connected Albany to Buffalo and opened up New York to even more trade opportunities?

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The Erie Canal

28
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Who was the President in 1817?

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James Monroe

29
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What was the Era of Good Feelings?

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A time when political differences seemed to fade away after the Wat of 1812.

30
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Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?

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The Western Expansion of the US led to increased sectionalism.

31
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What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?

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Sectionalism

32
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Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?

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John C. Calhoun

33
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What was Henry Clay’s system that promoted tariffs to stimulate American industry growth?

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The “American System”

34
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What helped preserve the balance between the North and the South?

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The Missouri Compromise

35
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What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?

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Maine and Missouri

36
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What was a court case over states rights that said that state governments could not have power over the national government?

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McColloh v. Maryland

37
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Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the rulings of Marbury v. Madison and McCulloh v. Maryland?

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John Marshall

38
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What treaty was an example of America’s military strength and allowed Florida to become part of the country?

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The Adams-onis treaty

39
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What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?

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The Monroe Doctrine

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