Chapter 11 Flashcards
What was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?
Industrial Revolution
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?
New England
What is capitalism?
A system of economy
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?
Capitalism
What sets the prices of goods in a free enterprise system?
Supply and demand
What is technology?
Science that makes work easier
What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?
Patents/Copyright
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
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 increased
What was the cause of the growth of cities and towns in the North?
More Jobs
What is the difference between urban and rural?
Urban is City while rural is 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?
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 allowed people to actually travel it
What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of
Tennessee?
It gave much more traffic to Tennessee
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 blunt
What was important about John Sevier?
He was Tennessee’s first elected president
What is a long hunter?
Someone who says out in wilderness for more than 6 months
What is a turnpike?
A private toll road