Chapter 11 Flashcards
What was the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry?
The change from one origain society to one based on injury
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America?
New England
What is capitalism?
Individuals put heir capital into a business in hope of making a profit
Economic system of America
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 enterprise system
What sets the prices of goods in a free enterprise system?
People
What is technology?
Scientific discoveries that simply work
What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?
Patents
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
Who opened the first textile mill in the US?
Samuel slater
What happened to demand for cotton as a result of textile mill growth in New
England?
It grew
What was the cause of the growth of cities and towns in the North?
The growth of factories increased
What is the difference between urban and rural?
Urban is city and rural is country
What were the three things necessary for Western Expansion in the United States?
Roads steam boat and canals
Who led a failed expedition into Kentucky, but wrote journal writings that would
help future explorers settle there?
Dr.Thomas walker
Who was the first permanent European settler in modern day Tennessee?
William bean
Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the Wilderness Road?
It maide it easy to passthrough the mtns
What was the importance of the Wilderness Road to the development of
Tennessee
It was easy to go through the mountains
Who blazed the trail for the willderness road?
Daniel Boone
Where was the first capital of the southwest territories?
Rocky Mountain
Who was the first person to be voted senator from Tennessee?
William Blount
WhAt was important about John sevier?
He was the first governor of Tennessee
What is a long hunter?
An American willderness explorer for at least 6 months at a time?
What is a turn pike?
Toll roads
What road became important to the development of Tennessee because it allowed farmers to get to middle Tennessee after selling crops?
The Natchez trace
Who created the first steamboat?
Robert foulton
Steam boats improved the transport of what two things?
Goods and passengers
What are artificial waterways?
Canals
What canal connected Albany to buffalo and open New York to even more trade opportunities?
The Erie Canal
Who was president in 1817?
James Moreno
What was the era of good feeling?
A time when political differences seemed to fade away after 1812
Why did the era of good feeling not last long?
The western expansion lead to more sectionalism
What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?
Sectionalism
Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?
John C. Calhoun
What was Henry’s clays system that promoted tariffs to simulate America industry growth?
The American system
Who helped preserve the balance between the north and the south?
The Missouri compromise
What two states were involved in the Missouri compromise
Maine and Missouri
What was a court case over states rights that said that state government could not have power over nation government?
McCulloch v.Maryland
Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the rulings of Marybury v. Madison and McCulloh v. Maryland
John Marshall
What treaty was an example of americas military strength and allowed Florida to become part of the country?
The Adams onis treaty
What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?
The Monroe doctrine
