Objectives Describe the effects of the Industrial Revolution on
the US. Explain how two different economic systems developed in the
North and South. Describe the tension between Adams and Jackson.
Explain Jacksons spoils system and his appeal to the common
citizen. Identify some of Jacksons economic policies and their
impact on his successor.
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Regional Economies Create Differences Eli Whitney: demonstrated
the 1 st musket of interchangeable parts Mass production:
production of goods in large quantities Brought about an Industrial
Revolution: economic reorganization as machines replaced hand
tools
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Great Britain Started 18 th century Power-driven machinery
Mass-produced textiles
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Industrial Revolution in US Thomas Jefferson: Embargo Act of
1807 War of 1812 Forced Americans to develop industries Embargo:
prohibited American from shipping goods to Europe
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New England Industrializes Using plans from an English mill
Francis Cabot Lowell built a weaving factory in Waltham, MA People
came for work
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Two-Economic Systems Cash crops did not grow in the north but
they did in the south Northern farmers had small farms that didnt
require much labor to flourish
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Cotton is King Whitney: cotton gin (1793) Short-staple cotton
was easier to grow but harder to clean than long-staple Cotton gin:
made it possible for farmers to grow short- staple for more money
Plantation owners bought up all the land and through slave labor
cultivated it 1820: the plantation system was common (LA,MS,
AL)
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Slavery Slave importation declined during the Am. Rev. by 1820s
slaves grew 1790-1810: slaves 700,000 to 1,200,000; Cotton 3,000
bales to 178,000 bales
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American System Develop transportation systems Est. protective
tariff Resurrect national bank
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Erie Canal National road: (1811) from Cumberland, Maryland to
Vandalia, Illinois Erie Canal: 363 miles Eight years to dig Linked
Hudson River to Lake Erie
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Nationalism Shapes Policy John Q. Adams: est. foreign policy
guided by nationalism National interests should be placed ahead of
regional concerns Monroe Doctrine: After Spain and Portugal
defeated Napoleon in 1815, they wanted to reclaim former colonies
in Latin America Many Americans wanted northern Mexico and Spanish
colony of Cuba President Monroe: warned all outside powers not to
interfere in the Western Hemisphere
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Missouri Compromise New states added to the Union Slave or
free? Louisiana Territory split into two spheres at the 3630 north
latitude South: slavery (Legal) North: except Missouri (Slavery
banned)
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Andrew Jackson 1824: Jackson won the popular vote but not the
electoral vote House of Reps had to decide (nobody won majority)
Henry Clay (Speaker of the House) hated Jackson Jackson lost Adams
won Jacksonians claimed Dams stole the election when Adams
appointed Clay secretary of state
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Election of 1828 Most states eased the voting requirements
1824: 350,000 white males voted 1828: 3X that voted Jackson had
great appeal to the common man Humble origins Old Hickory
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Spoils System To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy
Fired 10% of the federal employees from former presidents Kitchen
Cabinet gave jobs to loyal Jacksonians Slipped into the White House
through the kitchen
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Indian Removal Act 1830 Jackson: assimilation could not work
Forced Native Americans to move west Trail of Tears 800 mile trip
Cherokee force to relocate Government stole money and possessions
along the way 25% of their people died
