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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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What is capitalism?

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Economic system of the US

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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 system

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4
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What is technology?

A

Scientific discoveries that simplify work

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What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?

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Patens

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6
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Who opened the first textile mill in the US?

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Samuel slater

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

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Urban=city&rural=county

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

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Roads
Steamboats
Canals

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9
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Who was the first permanent European settler in modern day Tennessee?

A

William bean

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

A

It made passing through the mountains easier

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11
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Where was the first capital of the Southwest Territory?

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Rocky mount

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12
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What was important about John Sevier?

A

He was the first governor of TN

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13
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What is a turnpike?

A

Toll roads

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14
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Who created the first steamboat?

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Robert Fulton

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15
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What are artificial waterways?

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Canals

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16
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Who was the President in 1817?

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James Monroe

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17
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Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?

A

Th western expansion lead to increased sectionalism

18
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Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?

A

John c Calhoun

19
Q

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

A

Missouri compromise

20
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What was a court case over states rights that said that state governments could not have power over the national government?

A

McCullouch vs Maryland

21
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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 onus treaty

22
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What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?

A

Monroe doctrine

23
Q

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

A

John Marshall

24
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What helped preserve the balance between the North and the South?

A

Missouri compromise

25
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What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?

A

Main and Missouri

26
Q

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

A

The American system

27
Q

What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?

A

Sectionalism

28
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What was the Era of Good Feelings?

A

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

29
Q

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

A

Erie Canal

30
Q

Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?

A

Passengers and imported goods

31
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What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed
farmers to get back to middle Tennessee after selling crops?

A

Matchez trace

32
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Who was the first person to be voted in as a Senator from Tennessee?

A

John severer

33
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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?

A

New England

34
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What is money used for an investment?

A

Profit

35
Q

What is a system where people are free to buy, sell, and produce what they want
and can work where they wish?

A

Free imterprose system

36
Q

What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?

A

Parents

37
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Who invented the Cotton Gin?

A

Eli Whitney

38
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What happened to demand for cotton as a result of textile mill growth in New England

A

Damand for cotton grew

39
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What is the difference between urban and rural?

A

Urban city

Rural country

40
Q

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

A

Dr.thimas walker

41
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Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?

A

It allowed path

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