Chapter 11 Flashcards
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?
New England
What is capitalism?
The economic systwm of the US.
What is money used for an investment?
To make a profit.
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
What was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?
Industrial Revolution
Who opened the first textile mill in the US?
Samuel 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?
Urban- City
Rural- Country
What were the three things necessary for Western Expansion in the United States?
- Roads
- Steamboats
- Canals
Who led a failed expedition into Kentucky, but wrote journal writings that would help future explorers settle there?
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 allowed the Wilderness Road to pass through.
What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of Tennessee?
It made passing through th Appalachin Mountains easier and also opened the doors for new settlemant.
Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road?
Daniel Boone and 30 more foresters.
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 turnpike?
A toll road.
What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed farmers to get back to middle Tennessee after selling crops?
The Natchez Trail
Who created the first steamboat?
Robert Fulten
Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?
Goods and Passengers
What are artificial waterways?
Canals
What canal connected Albany to Buffalo and opened up New York to even more trade opportunities?
The Erie Canal
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 Wat of 1812.
Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?
The Western Expansion of the US led to increased sectionalism.
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?
McColloh v. Maryland
Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the rulings of Marbury v. Madison and McCulloh v. Maryland?
John Marshall
What treaty was an example of America’s military strength and allowed Florida to become part of the country?
The Adams-onis treaty
What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?
The Monroe Doctrine
