History of the Americas Questions
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Who is considered to be "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"?
The ___________ Treaty gave the United States the right of deposit at New Orleans and made the thirty-first parallel of latitude the southern boundary of the United States.
The most famous new frigate was the USS _______________, also known as "Old Ironsides".
Anthony Wayne won the Battle of _______ ________.
said that when wages were high families had more children
meaning the people as a whole rather than private individuals would own and operate the means of production.
condemned these utopian socialists as unrealistic.
the idea that the goal of society should be " the greatest happiness for the greatest number" of citizens.
is a form of socialism that sees class strugglebetween employers and employees as inevitable.
the unregulated exchange of goods and services - would eventually help everyone.
privately built roads that charged a fee to travelers who used them.
Britain had a stable government that supported economic growth and had many religious groups who encouraged thrift and hard work.
refers to farms, factories, railways and other large businesses that produced and distributed goods.
another influential British economist agreed that the poor had too many children.
often called the "prophet of laissez - faire economics
used a steam engine to power a steamboat that traveled at a record breaking 5 miles an hour up the Hudson River.
Britain had a large supply of coal to power steam engines and iron to build new machines.
was an early Utopian Socialist , who believed that the conditions under which people lived shaped their character.
Trade from a growing overseas empire provided the business class with CAPITAL
urged farmersto plant turnips which restored exhausted soil.