The Industrial Revolution
Where did the Industrial Revolution first begin during the 18th Century?
Great Britain
Why was the North focused on trade and manufacturing? (think about their land physically)
They did not have a climate that produced cash crops like the South did
What is nationalism?
Pride in one's country. National interests come before local or state interests.
When did the Era of Good Feelings begin?
1820/ after election of 1816
What would the Second Bank of the U.S. do?
Standardize money
What were power driven machines being driven to do?
Mass produce
What was the North focused on before the War of 1812?
What will the North produce for the South and West?
What led to the Era of Good Feelings?
The War of 1812= a uniting force on America.
How does Madison view a tariff (tax on imports)?
A way to protect American manufacturers
What means did America have to industrialize?
labor, coal, and iron (resources and raw materials)
What invention had a major impact on the South and Slavery? What crop did it affect?
Cotton Gin/ Cotton
What will the South and West produce for the North?
Food, grain, wheat, cotton/ raw materials
What political party died away to usher in the Era of Good Feelings?
Federalist Party
What was the American System?
Henry Clay's economic plan to:
establish protective tariffs
reestablish the national bank
internal improvements (roads, canals, lighthouses)
What two events in U.S. history led the U.S., mainly the Northeast, to invest in industrialization?
The Embargo Act of 1807 and the War of 1812
Why did the North not need slavery like the South?
Their farms did not require large labor forces and the South was focused on cash crops, like cotton and tobacco, which is labor intensive and requires a large labor force.
And or Industrialization.
What are 2 internal improvements going on in the U.S. in the early 1800s?
National Road and Erie Canal
Which president won the election of 1816 to begin the Era of Good Feelings?
James Monroe (Dem-Rep.)
What was the decision in the Gibbons vs Ogden Supreme Court decision?
Ogden has no case
Name 2 important Industrialists in America and why they are important.
Samuel Slater- first mechanized textile factory in the U.S.
Eli Whitney- cotton gin
Francis Lowell- built the first weaving factory in Lowell, Massachusetts
As what grows, so does slavery?
Cotton
What are some treaties that support U.S. interests being passed in the early 1800s?
Rush-Bagot Treaty- U.S. and Britain demilitarizing the Canadian border
The Adams-Onis Treaty- U.S. gets Florida from Spain
What is the Era of Good Feelings?
A period from about 1816-1824 when there was only one party and no political fighting
What was the decision in McCulloch vs. Maryland?
States can not tax the federal government