1. Sectionalism and Nationalism (1815-1840)
Ithaca
New York City
New Orleans

2. British Naval Blockade in the War of 1812
Stops trade with other countries
Tecumseh

4. Industrial Revolution in New England
textile mill in Lowell, Mass.
12-hour work days, 6 days a week
‘mill girls’

5. New England Farms were small and not highly profitable
Short growing season
Poor soil
This is so hard.

7. Copying British technology, the first factories were textile mills
Lowell Mill Girls - YouTube
Ind Revolution Lowell Mills - YouTube
Awesome textiles

8. North - smaller farms, fewer labor-intensive crops, less demand for slavery, more cities and industries
South – large farms and plantations growing cotton and tobacco, made profitable by the use of slave labor

9. 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWnGqrHAVBg

11. Found Voices: Slave Narratives Pt 1 - YouTube

12. The Cotton Gin Made cotton-growing (using slaves) more profitable

13. The American System
Plan to unify and strengthen the nation with tariffs, a national bank and a transportation network
Henry Clay

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The American System
Henry Clay

15. The National Road Today’s interstate highway system
A federally-funded road begun in 1811, intended to unite different regions of the country and promote trade
CNN Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

16. State turnpikes
State-run and state-financed toll roads

17. The Erie Canal
360 miles long; connects the Hudson River with Lake Erie; built between 1817 and 1825
Time lapse trip through the Erie Canal - YouTube

18. Before the canal’s completion, a person shipping cargo between Buffalo and New York City paid between $90 and $125 a ton. By 1835, the cost had dropped to $4 per ton. Within a year of the opening of the Erie Canal, some 2,000 boats, 9,000 horses, and 8,000 men were employed in the transportation of goods on the canal.

19. 44 locks over 15 miles (Erie had 83 locks)
44 locks over 15 miles (Erie had 83 locks)
Dug by hand

20. 1820s-1830s
South Hill - Ithaca

21. The Guide To Trading Candy - YouTube
Happy Halloween

22. Roads and travel times - 1800
…and in 1830

25. Railroads…