1. POWERPOINT 11
Panic and Boom,

2. Economic Crisis and Innovation
Martin van Buren elected president in 1836
Panic of 1837 created by foreign and domestic economic problems
In Charles River Bridge case, Supreme Court ruled that a state charter did not imply a monopoly
Railroads become main form of transportation as Americans become more connected
Samuel Morse

3. The Growth of Railroads
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The Growth of Railroads

4. Life in the New Slave South
Most slaves worked in plantation fields, in hemp, wheat rice, corn, sugar, tobacco, and cotton
African American families develop networks of “fictive kin” to counteract pressures of slavery
Plantation life varied greatly, from benevolence to atrocity
Both Whigs and Democrats support slavery in the South, but the parties’ constituents were vastly different

5. Paths of the Slave Trade
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Paths of the Slave Trade

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Spread of Slavery

7. Percentage of Population Enslaved, 1820 and 1840
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Percentage of Population Enslaved, 1820 and 1840

8. Reform Takes Root Reform in public education gained support
Horace Mann
Movements against alcoholic beverages grew in popularity
The Washingtonians
“Martha Washington” Societies
Abolition remained strongest reform movement
Grimké sisters
Liberty Party
Amistad
Frederick Douglas

9. Development of an American Culture
Transcendentalism emerges as a new cultural movement
Ralph Waldo Emerson
William Gilmore Simms
Henry David Thoreau
American popular culture developed in a great variety of mediums
Artists such as Cole, Audubon, and Powers
Daguerreotypes
Writers such as Poe and Melville

10. The Transformation of American Politics
Campaigns become a major part of America’s entertainment
Emphasis on informal issues helped elect William Henry Harrison in 1840
Harrison’s death from pneumonia brings John Tyler to the presidency
Tyler alienated his presidency from Whigs and Democrats
Webster-Ashburton Treaty

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Election of 1840

12. The Challenge of the West
California and Oregon become “The West,” and many Americans begin to migrate westward
Westward migration brings issue of slavery back to political forefront
“Manifest Destiny” is used to describe God’s plan for Americans to inhabit the continent
James K. Polk elected by narrowest of margins in 1844
Turmoil in this period within the United States arises from religious schisms and the issue of slavery

13. Oregon Boundary Dispute
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Oregon Boundary Dispute

14. Population Explosion 1830-1850
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Population Explosion

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Trails to the West
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16. Discussion Questions
Evaluate the presidency of Martin van Buren. How does he compare to Andrew Jackson?
Describe the conditions of slave life on the plantation. Did it differ for field slaves to house slaves?
What was the abolitionist movement? What was its part in politics in the pre-civil war period?
What is “Manifest Destiny”? What part did it play in the 1800s? Does it still exist today?