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Chpt 11 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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2
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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/ 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 in a free enterprise system

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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

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Samuel slater

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11
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What happened to demand for cotton as a result of textile mill growth in New
England

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As textile mills were growing in New England demand for cotton grew

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12
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What was the cause of the growth of cities and towns in the North

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Growth of factories

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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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14
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What were the three things necessary for Western Expansion in the United States

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Steamboats, roads & canals

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15
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Who led a failed expedition into Kentucky, but wrote journal writings that would
help future explorers settle there

A

Thomas walker

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16
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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 wilderness road was the route to Kentucky from the Atlantic coast

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

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The wilderness road aided the early exportation of Tennessee because it made passing through the mountains easier and opened the door for more settlers

19
Q

Who blazed the trail for the Wilderness Road

A

Daniel Boone

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 our first governor from Tennessee

23
Q

What is a long hunter

A

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24
Q

What is a turnpike

A

Private companies built many tumpikes 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 Trade

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

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

It didn’t last long because the western expansion of the u.s. led to increased sectionalism to a region

33
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What is the name for showing loyalty to a region

A

Sectionalism

34
Q

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 vs. 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

The Adams-onis treaty

41
Q

What statement was an important part of American foreign policy

A

The Monroe Docrine

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