Chapter 11 Flashcards
What was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?
Industrial revolution
What is capitalism?
Economic system of the US
What is a system where people are free to buy, sell, and produce what they want
and can work where they wish?
Free enterprise system
What is technology?
Scientific discoveries that simplify work
What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?
Patens
Who opened the first textile mill in the US?
Samuel slater
What was the cause of the growth of cities and towns in the North?
Urban=city&rural=county
What were the three things necessary for Western Expansion in the United States?
Roads
Steamboats
Canals
Who was the first permanent European settler in modern day Tennessee?
William bean
What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of
Tennessee?
It made passing through the mountains easier
Where was the first capital of the Southwest Territory?
Rocky mount
What was important about John Sevier?
He was the first governor of TN
What is a turnpike?
Toll roads
Who created the first steamboat?
Robert Fulton
What are artificial waterways?
Canals
Who was the President in 1817?
James Monroe
Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?
Th western expansion lead to increased sectionalism
Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?
John c Calhoun
What helped preserve the balance between the North and the South?
Missouri compromise
What was a court case over states rights that said that state governments could not have power over the national government?
McCullouch vs Maryland
What treaty was an example of America’s military strength and allowed Florida to
become part of the country?
Adams onus treaty
What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?
Monroe doctrine
Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the rulings of Marbury v.
Madison and McCulloh v. Maryland?
John Marshall
What helped preserve the balance between the North and the South?
Missouri compromise
What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?
Main and Missouri
What was Henry Clay’s system that promoted tariffs to stimulate American
industry growth?
The American system
What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?
Sectionalism
What was the Era of Good Feelings?
A time when political differences seemed to fade away after the war of 1812
What canal connected Albany to Buffalo and opened up New York to even more
trade opportunities?
Erie Canal
Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?
Passengers and imported goods
What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed
farmers to get back to middle Tennessee after selling crops?
Matchez trace
Who was the first person to be voted in as a Senator from Tennessee?
John severer
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?
New England
What is money used for an investment?
Profit
What is a system where people are free to buy, sell, and produce what they want
and can work where they wish?
Free imterprose system
What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?
Parents
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
What happened to demand for cotton as a result of textile mill growth in New England
Damand for cotton grew
What is the difference between urban and rural?
Urban city
Rural country
Who led a failed expedition into Kentucky, but wrote journal writings that would
help future explorers settle there?
Dr.thimas walker
Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?
It allowed path
