The Rise of the American Republic Period 4:

Essential Questions (Ch. 9- Day 1) 1. Describe James Monroe. What were some of his major accomplishments prior to becoming President? 2. What was the “Era of Good Feelings”? Why did this period carry this name? Was it all “good”? 3. What was the American System, and what were it’s three major components? Who was for and against the system, and why? 4. Was the Missouri Compromise necessary? Defend your answer. How important was Henry Clay’s role in the compromise? 5. Was the Monroe Doctrine a policy of expansion or self-defense? Do you think it was a “disguise” for American Imperialism? * Take 15 minutes to read the handout (with your neighbor) and answer your essential questions.

Essential Questions (Ch. 9- Day 2) 1. As pioneers moved westward between 1790 and 1820, where did they tend to settle? 2. What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830? 3. What was the Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v. Georgia? 4. In 1838, why did thousands of Cherokees move from the southeastern United States to Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma? 5. What was the first major canal project in the United States? What impact did it have on New York City? * When you’re finished, start working on your key terms and graphic timelines

Essential Questions (Ch. 9- Day 3) 1. How did Samuel Slater transform American economic life? 2. Which commodities was a major agricultural product of the Old Southwest? 3. New England became America's first industrial region in part because it had. 4. What was the economic status of most people in antebellum America? What were typical jobs of this class? * When you finish, get started on your key terms and graphic timelines.

Chapter 9 The Transformation of American Society,

AP Focus Antebellum Westward Expansion Indian Removal Agricultural Revolution leads to Early Industrialization Economic/social structures Urbanization/ class structures Transportation Revolution Henry Clay’s American System American Society: Free Blacks & Women

WESTWARD EXPANSION Old Northwest and Old Southwest The Federal Government and the West National Road

THE REMOVAL OF THE INDIANS Five Civilized Tribes Indian Removal Act of purpose was to facilitate white settlement Worcester v. Georgia- Sup. Court (J. Marshall) ruled Cherokee Nation was entitled to federal protection “Trail of Tears”- (1838) Cherokees pushed out of Georgia to Oklahoma

THE GROWTH OF THE MARKET ECONOMY Agricultural boom Second Bank of the U.S.- slows agricultural economy Panic of 1819

TRAVERSING THE LAND: THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION American river systems Steamboat Robert Fulton Clermont Erie Canal (1825)- first major canal project in the U.S. NYC becomes largest city Canal boom! Rapid growth of towns- commercial hubs

INDUSTRIAL BEGINNINGS Embargo Act of 1807 stimulated merchants to invest their capital into domestic factories Immigration boomed Samuel Slater- British immigrant helped design first cotton mill Lowell Mills- 80% women N.E. had a large surplus of women to work its mills New technologies (1793) Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin

Cotton Gin Video Write down 5 facts you learned from the video [no video]

EQUALITY AND INEQUALITY Gap between rich and poor widens Urban poverty “Middling Class”- artisans and farmers Race & class led to social division Discrimination against blacks

THE REVOLUTION IN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS Individualism breeds self- reliance Lawyers, ministers, physicians- criticized Marriage changes Romance over practicality Highest birthrate ever recorded! Average woman bore 7 children! Birthrate gradually declines Avg 7 children Avg 4 children Women increase social status Separate spheres