History Chapter 11 Test Flashcards
Who helped drive industrialization?
Large Corporations
What lead to the growth of towns and cities?
Industrial growth
Where were most of the towns and cities?
They were near waterways.
How did technology affect buisnesses?
They lead to new ways of making goods and manufacturing goods in factories instead of homes
How did the change in manufacturing methods change everyday life?
It lead people to leave farming to work in city manufacturing
What did patent laws do?
They encouraged inventors and other people to innovate and start new buisnesses
Who moved west of the Appalachian Mountains in the late 1700s?
A steady stream of settlers
What ushered in a new age of River travel?
Steamboats
What did the Erie Canal connect
The Erie Canal opened to connect cities across the state of New York
What reflected the dramatic
growth of the region west of the Appalachians?
The formation of New states
Where did early pioneer settlers settle?
They settled in communities along rivers.
Who gathered together for social events?
Western families
After the War of 1812, the United States create a relationship with the powers of which continent?
Europe
What did Spain give up in 1819?
East and West Florida, and the Oregon County
Monroe Doctrine
A clear warning to European Nations to keep out of the Americas.
What were the three sections of the United States in the 1800s?
The North, South, and West.
How many decisions were taken to back the powers of the national government over the states?
Three
Missouri Compromise
It allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state and Missouri to enter as a slave state.
