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Chapter 11 Study Guide Flashcards

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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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Individuals putting their Capitol into a business in hopes of making a profit since

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Capitalism

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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?

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Free Enterprise/Free Market system

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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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What is technology?

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Scientific discoveries that simplify work

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8
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What gives inventors legal rights to their inventions?

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Patents

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9
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Who invented the Cotton Gin?

A

Eli Whitney

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Who opened the first textile mill in the US?

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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?

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The growth of factories in the north

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13
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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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Roads
Steamboats
Canals

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

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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?

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It allowed for a path to be created that made passing through the Appalachian Mountains easier

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

A

It aided the early exploration of Tennessee because it made passing though the mountains easier and 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 turnpike?

A

Toll road

24
Q

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

A

Natchez Trace

25
Q

Who created the first steamboat?

A

Robert Fulton

26
Q

Steamboats improved the transport of what two things?

A

The transport of goods and passengers

27
Q

What are artificial waterways?

A

Canals

28
Q

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

A

Erie Canal

29
Q

Who was the President in 1817?

A

James Monroe

30
Q

What was the Era of Good Feelings?

A

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

31
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Why did the Era of Good Feelings not last long?

A

Because the western Expansion of the US led to increased sectionalism,loyalty to a region

32
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What is the name for showing loyalty to a region?

A

Sectionalism

33
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Who was a chief supporter of state sovereignty?

A

John C. Calhoun

34
Q

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

A

The American system

35
Q

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

A

The Missouri Compromise

36
Q

What two states were involved in the Missouri Compromise?

A

Maine and Missouri

37
Q

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

A

McCalloch v. Maryland

38
Q

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

A

John Marshall

39
Q

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

A

The Adams-Onis Treaty

40
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What statement was an important part of American foreign policy?

A

The Monroe Doctrine

41
Q

What is a long hunter?

A

A resident of an eastern frontier accustomed to spending long periods hunting in the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee

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