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 America’s Industrial Revolution will take hold in New England  Will change ways of life in ways that can’t be measured  3 basic changes  From simple tools to complex machines  From natural power to artificial sources  From regional to nationwide distribution of goods

 Textile production had been a British monopoly  Laws forbade the export of machinery and emigration of skilled workers  The arrival of Samuel Slater in 1789 will change that  Slater had been a worker in a British factory  Blessed with a strong memory, he will redesign many of the machines that he worked with in England  Sets up his first mill in Rhode Island

 Several reasons why the Industrial Revolution would come to New England  Powerful streams and rivers  Capital (as in money)  Huge labor force  Shipping ability

 Both transportation and communication will become faster  Jobs become more specialized  New mechanical methods of spinning and weaving will develop  Eli Whitney and the cotton gin  Cotton cloth will become the cheapest form of textile

 At this point in time, you have three basic sections of the United States  North (by today’s standards it would be the Northeast)  South (today’s Southeast)  West (everything else)

 As we move into the 1820’s, there are a number of issues that effect the nation’s different sections  Each of the following issues can be very divisive; politicians will need to find compromise  If they can’t find compromise, they tend to ignore the problem  Clearly this is a bad idea

 The US govt. definitely wants to settle the western territories, but they need to figure out the best way to do it  Low or high price?  Quick or slow settlement?  Squatter’s rights?  Where people are from will dictate their answers to these questions

 North- you want high prices with slow settlement, no squatter’s rights  South- you want low prices with quick settlement, and no squatter’s rights  West- you want low prices with quick settlement, and squatter’s rights

 High or low?  North- you want them high; can only help out your industrial growth  South- you want them low; you don’t have industry  West- you want them high; you are farming now, but internal improvements will change your economic system  Might be some shady deals going on with the North and the West

 The biggest question: Who pays for them, state or federal govts.?  North- federal; this will lead to more taxes  South- states; why should all the states have to pay for things that may not benefit them individually  West- federal; they don’t have that many states yet…

 Should it be extended to new territories?  Should it be closed off according to the NW Ordinance?  North- No, it should not be extended  South- Yes, it should be extended  West- ?- kind of depends on where you are  This is the most volatile of the issues, and brings up the biggest conflicts

 Issue gets thrust to the forefront of politics in 1819  Missouri territory applies for admission to the Union, specifically as a slave state  This had never been done before, and will cause a number of problems in Congress  Tallmadge Amendment- James Tallmadge (NY)- children born to slaves will be free  Gets shot down

 At the same time MO applies for admission, Maine will decide that they want to officially separate from MA  Maine will apply as a free state  Henry Clay will develop the Missouri Compromise  MO- slave state  ME- Free state  36’30’’ will be the dividing line- anything above will be free, below will be slave