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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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Individuals put their capital into a business in hopes of making a profit

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4
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What is money used for an investment?

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Capital

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5
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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?

A

Free Enterprise

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6
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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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7
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What is technology?

A

Scientific discoveries that simplify work

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8
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What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?

A

Patents

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9
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Who invented the Cotton Gin?

A

Eli Whitney

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10
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Who opened the first textile mill in the US?

A

Samuel Slater

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What happened to demand for cotton as a result of textile mill growth in New
England?

A

It grew

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

A

The growth of factories

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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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1) Roads
2) Steamboats
3) Canals

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Who led a failed expedition into Kentucky, but wrote journal writings that would
help future explorers settle there?

A

Dr.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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17
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Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?

A

The Cumberland Gap made it easier to pass through the mountains

18
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What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of Tennessee?

A

It opened the door for more settlement

19
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Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road?

A

Daniel Boone and 30 skilled foresters

20
Q

Where was the first capital of the Southwest Territory?

A

Rocky Mount

21
Q

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

A

William Blount

22
Q

What was important about John Sevier?

A

He was the first governor of Tennessee

23
Q

What is a long hunter?

A

An American wilderness explorer for at least 6 months at a time

24
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What is a turnpike?

A

Toll roads

25
Q

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

A

The Natchez Trace

26
Q

Who created the first steamboat?

A

Robert Fulton

27
Q

Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?

A

Goods and passengers

28
Q

What are artificial waterways?

A

Canals

29
Q

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

A

The Erie Canal

30
Q

Who was the President in 1817?

A

James Monroe

31
Q

What was the Era of Good Feelings?

A

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

32
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Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?

A

The Western Expansion of the US led to increased sectionalism

33
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What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?

A

Sectionalism

34
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Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?

A

John C. Calhoun

35
Q

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

A

The American System

36
Q

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

A

The Missouri Compromise

37
Q

What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?

A

Maine and Missouri

38
Q

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

A

McCulloch v. Maryland

39
Q

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

A

John Marshall

40
Q

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

A

Adams-Onis Treaty

41
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What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?

A

Monroe Doctrine

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