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Chapter 11 Flashcards

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1
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What was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?

A

Industrial Revolution

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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?

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New England

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3
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What is capitalism?

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Citizens putting money into a business

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What is money used for an investment?

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Capital

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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

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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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What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?

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Patents

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Who invented the Cotton Gin?

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Eli Whitney

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Who opened the first textile mill in the US?

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Sam 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 largely

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

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Roads, Steamboats, and 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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Allowed for a path to be created

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

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It made settling easier

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Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road?

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Trailblazers

17
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Who was the first person to be voted in as a Senator from Tennessee?

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William Blount

18
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Why was John Sevier important?

A

He was the first governor of Tennessee

19
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Who created the first steamboat?

A

Robert Fulton

20
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Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?

A

Goods and slaves

21
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What was the Era of Good Feelings?

A

A time when there weren’t many political differences

22
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Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?

A

The Western Expansion

23
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What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?

A

Sectionalism

24
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Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the rulings of Marbury v.
Madison and McCulloh v. Maryland?

A

John Marshall

25
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What treaty was an example of America’s military strength and allowed Florida to
become part of the country?

A

Adams Onis Treaty

26
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What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?

A

The Monroe Doctrine

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