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Alan Brinkley, Alan Brinkley, AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICAN HISTORY 13/e13/e
Chapter 10: Chapter 10: America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution
Chapter Ten: Chapter Ten:
America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution
IntroductionIntroduction The Market RevolutionThe Market Revolution Regional DivergencesRegional Divergences
The Changing American PopulationThe Changing American Population– The American Population, 1820-1840The American Population, 1820-1840
Reasons for Population IncreaseReasons for Population Increase
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Population Growth 1620-1860 Immigration 1820-1840
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American Population Density, 1820
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American Population Density, 1860
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Chapter Ten: Chapter Ten:
America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution The Changing American PopulationThe Changing American Population
– Immigration and Urban Growth, 1840-1860Immigration and Urban Growth, 1840-1860 Rapid UrbanizationRapid Urbanization Surging ImmigrationSurging Immigration German and Irish ImmigrantsGerman and Irish Immigrants
Germans Tended to Emigrate with More MoneyGermans Tended to Emigrate with More Money
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Sources of Immigration, 1820-1840
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Sources of Immigration, 1840-1860
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The Changing American PopulationThe Changing American Population– The Rise of NativismThe Rise of Nativism
Native American PartyNative American Party Fears of Foreign Political RadicalismFears of Foreign Political Radicalism The Know-NothingsThe Know-Nothings The American PartyThe American Party Fear of CatholicsFear of Catholics XenophobiaXenophobia
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America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution Transportations, Communications, and Transportations, Communications, and
TechnologyTechnology– The Canal AgeThe Canal Age
SteamboatsSteamboats Economic Advantages of CanalsEconomic Advantages of Canals The Erie CanalThe Erie Canal
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Canals in the NE, 1823-186010
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America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution Transportations, Communications, and Transportations, Communications, and
TechnologyTechnology– The Early RailroadsThe Early Railroads
Technological Basis Technological Basis of the Railroadof the Railroad
Competition between Competition between Railroads and CanalsRailroads and Canals
The Dewitt Clinton, 1831 (Library of Congress)
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Transportations, Communications, and Transportations, Communications, and TechnologyTechnology– The Triumph of the RailsThe Triumph of the Rails
ConsolidationConsolidation
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Railroad Growth, 1850-186013
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America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution
Samuel Morse (Portrait Gallery)
Transportations, Communications, and TechnologyTransportations, Communications, and Technology– Innovations in Communications Innovations in Communications
and Journalismand Journalism The TelegraphThe Telegraph The Associated PressThe Associated Press Fueling Sectional DiscordFueling Sectional Discord
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America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution
Commerce and IndustryCommerce and Industry Impact of the Market EconomyImpact of the Market Economy
– The Expansion of Business, 1820-1840The Expansion of Business, 1820-1840 Advantages of the CorporationAdvantages of the Corporation Limited Liability Laws-1830sLimited Liability Laws-1830s Inadequate CreditInadequate Credit
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Chapter Ten: Chapter Ten:
America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution Commerce and IndustryCommerce and Industry
– The Emergence of the FactoryThe Emergence of the Factory Transformation of the Shoe IndustryTransformation of the Shoe Industry The Industrial Northeast-1860The Industrial Northeast-1860
– Advances in TechnologyAdvances in Technology Interchangeable PartsInterchangeable Parts Technological InnovationsTechnological Innovations Increasing Reliance Upon CoalIncreasing Reliance Upon Coal
– Innovations in Corporate OrganizationInnovations in Corporate Organization Decline of Merchant CapitalismDecline of Merchant Capitalism
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America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution Men and Women at WorkMen and Women at Work
– Recruiting a Native Work ForceRecruiting a Native Work Force Transformation of American AgricultureTransformation of American Agriculture The Lowell SystemThe Lowell System Women WorkersWomen Workers Decline of the Lowell SystemDecline of the Lowell System
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Lowell, Massachusetts, 1832
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Chapter Ten: Chapter Ten: America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution
Men and Women at WorkMen and Women at Work– The Immigrant WorkforceThe Immigrant Workforce
Economic Advantages of Immigrant LaborEconomic Advantages of Immigrant Labor Irish ImmigrantsIrish Immigrants Textile MillsTextile Mills Harsh Work ConditionsHarsh Work Conditions
– The Factory System and the Artisan TraditionThe Factory System and the Artisan Tradition De-skillingDe-skilling National Trade UnionsNational Trade Unions
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America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution Men and Women at WorkMen and Women at Work
– Fighting for ControlFighting for Control Commonwealth v. HuntCommonwealth v. Hunt (1842)(1842) Labor Unions LegalizedLabor Unions Legalized Female Protective UnionsFemale Protective Unions America’s Divided Working ClassAmerica’s Divided Working Class
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America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution
Patterns of Industrial SocietyPatterns of Industrial Society– The Rich and the PoorThe Rich and the Poor
Increasing Inequality in WealthIncreasing Inequality in Wealth Income GapIncome Gap The Urban PoorThe Urban Poor African-American PovertyAfrican-American Poverty
– Social MobilitySocial Mobility Social MobilitySocial Mobility Growing Middle ClassGrowing Middle Class
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Patterns of Industrial SocietyPatterns of Industrial Society– Middle-Class LifeMiddle-Class Life
Rapidly Expanding Middle Class-1860sRapidly Expanding Middle Class-1860s Less Reliance on Land OwnershipLess Reliance on Land Ownership New Household InventionsNew Household Inventions Growing Class DistinctionsGrowing Class Distinctions
– The Changing FamilyThe Changing Family Declining Economic Role of the FamilyDeclining Economic Role of the Family Falling Birth RatesFalling Birth Rates
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America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution Patterns of Industrial SocietyPatterns of Industrial Society
– Women and the “Cult of Domesticity”Women and the “Cult of Domesticity” Female EducationFemale Education New Roles for WomenNew Roles for Women Women’s Separate SphereWomen’s Separate Sphere Benefits and CostsBenefits and Costs Working Class WomenWorking Class Women
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Chapter Ten: Chapter Ten: America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution Patterns of Industrial SocietyPatterns of Industrial Society
– Leisure ActivitiesLeisure Activities Minstrel ShowsMinstrel Shows P.T. Barnum-1840sP.T. Barnum-1840s Human OdditiesHuman Oddities
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Chapter Ten: Chapter Ten:
America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution The Agricultural NorthThe Agricultural North
Rise of Commercial Rise of Commercial AgricultureAgriculture
– Northeastern AgricultureNortheastern Agriculture Truck Farming Truck Farming
in the Northeastin the Northeast
New England, 1823 (Royalty-Free/CORBIS)
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Chapter Ten: Chapter Ten:
America’s Economic RevolutionAmerica’s Economic Revolution The Agricultural NorthThe Agricultural North
– The Old NorthwestThe Old Northwest Industrialization in the Old NorthwestIndustrialization in the Old Northwest Agricultural SpecializationAgricultural Specialization Wheat ProductionWheat Production Growing Ties between Northeast and NorthwestGrowing Ties between Northeast and Northwest Growing World Demand for Farm ProductsGrowing World Demand for Farm Products New Agricultural TechniquesNew Agricultural Techniques Cyrus McCormick-Mow ReaperCyrus McCormick-Mow Reaper John Deere-1840sJohn Deere-1840s Improvements to the PlowImprovements to the Plow
– Rural LifeRural Life Importance of Religion/Churches in Rural CommunitiesImportance of Religion/Churches in Rural Communities
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The Booths in Julius Caesar (Library of Congress)
Patterns of Popular Culture:Patterns of Popular Culture:
Shakespeare Shakespeare in Americain America
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