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?
an economic system of America envest their capital into making a proper
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 inter pride system
What sets the prices of goods in a free enterprise system?
Prices
What is technology?
the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?
Law
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Who opened the first textile mill in the US?
Samuel Slate
What happened to demand for cotton as a result of textile mill growth in New
England?
They make money
What was the cause of the growth of cities and towns in the North?
They had to expand
What is the difference between urban and rural?
Urban areas can include town and cities while rural areas include villages and hamlets
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
Who was the first permanent European settler in modern day Tennessee?
William bean
Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?
So they could explore more
What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of
Tennessee?
They got through the Appalachian mountains better
Who blazed the trail for wilderness road
Daniel Boone and 30 skilled men
Where was the first capital of the Southwest Territory?
Rocky Mountain
Who was the first person to be voted in as a Senator from Tennessee?
William blunt
What was important about John Sevier?
He was the first governor
What is a long hunter?
An American wilderness explorer for as much as six months at a time.
What is a turnpike?
Private toll road
What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed
farmers to get back to middle Tennessee after selling crops?
Wilderness road
Who created the first steamboat
Robert Fulton
Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?
Transport of goods and passengers
What are artificial waterways?
A canal
What canal connected Albany to Buffalo and opened up New York to even more
trade opportunities?
Erie Canal
Who was the President in 1817?
James Monroe
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
A time with political differences stemmed to fade away after the war of 1812
Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?
Because of western expansion the us lead to increase sectionalism
What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?
Sectionalism
Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?
States having independent authority of themselves
What was Henry Clay’s system that promoted tariffs to stimulate American
industry growth?
The America system
What helped preserve the balance between the North and the South?
Missouri comprise
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 govt
McCulloh 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?
Onis treaty
What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?
The Monroe doctorine
