sasso. america’s industrial revolution will take hold in new england will change ways of life in...
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SECTIONAL ISSUES
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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 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
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 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
WHY NEW ENGLAND? Several reasons
why the Industrial Revolution would come to New England Powerful streams
and riversCapital (as in
money)Huge labor forceShipping ability
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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
THE REGIONS At this point in
time, you have three basic sections of the United StatesNorth (by today’s
standards it would be the Northeast)
South (today’s Southeast)
West (everything else)
1820’S ISSUES 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
PUBLIC LAND POLICY 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
PUBLIC LAND POLICY 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
PROTECTIVE TARIFFS 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
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS 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…
SLAVERY 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
SLAVERY 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
SLAVERY 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
MISSOURI COMPROMISE