1. Chapter 10 Growth and Expansion

2. Sec. 1 Economic Growth Mid 1700’s Industrial Revolution
Began in England
Machines ran on waterpower
People left homes to move to cities to work

3. Industrial Revolution in New England
IR appeared here first
Soil poor, farming difficult
Rushing rivers
Close to resources
Many good ports
Capitalism/free enterprise

4. New Technology Eli Whitney – Cotton Gin Interchangeable parts
Samuel Slater- brought design’s from England to America
Francis Lowell- factory system, bringing all manufacturing steps together in one building

5. Agriculture South- cotton production increased
Demand for cotton grew as a result of IR
Slave labor increased also
Economic Independence in NORTH
Corporations began to develop
Stocks were sold
Second Bank of the US chartered

6. Cities Growth of factories spurred growth of cities
Fires were a threat
Diseases were a threat
As more people came to cities, libraries, shops, museums were built

7. Sec. 2 Westward Bound
By 1811 more people were moving west of App. Mountains
Turnpikes were built to ease travel
River travel increased, but problem, most rivers were in eastern US, and ran only north south direction

8. Steam power
Steam engines had been used in the 1780’s to power ships in calm waters
Robert Fulton- Steam boat Clermont- traveled from NYC to Albany

9. Canals Erie Canal-363 mile long, first canal in US
Led to explosion in canal building
Lowered the cost of shipping goods, brought prosperity to towns, helped unite the country

10. Western settlement
Families settled on rivers such as Ohio and Mississippi
Canals allowed people to live farther from the rivers

11. Sec. 3 Unity and Sectionalism
Era of Good Feelings
Rep. James Monroe elected president 1816
Federalist party almost gone
A time when the fighting between political parties had ceased
EGF didn’t last long, sectionalism became intense
Conflict over slavery/states rights fueled sectionalism

12. Differences
Regions disagreed on tariffs, bank and internal improvements
John C. Calhoun( South), Daniel Webster(North), Henry Clay(West)

13. John C. Calhoun From South Carolina
Supported state sovereignty- states have autonomous power
Strong opponent of high tariffs

14. Daniel Webster From New Hampshire
Favored protection of US manufacturing
Favored Tariffs

15. Henry Clay Great Compromiser
Tried to settle differences between leaders

16. Missouri Compromise
Problems arose when territories were admitted into union
Missouri admitted as slave state and Maine admitted as a free, to keep balance in the Senate.
Also all territories carved out of LP north of Missouri’s southern border would be free, south of the border slave.

17. American System Henry Clay proposed
Protective tariff, internal improvements, national bank
Not all of the System was accepted..
MONROE DOCTRINE Stated that the US will not interfere with European colonies, opposed new colonization

18. Domestic Policy Assignment
Each group will be responsible for completing all of the issues and policies *of just your selected President *
You must present at least one cause and one effect per issue or policy.
Present to the class on MONDAY as part of a test review.