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Slater's Mill
- Samuel Slater
- Spinning mill for Moses Brown
- First modern factory in America
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Deism
- Originated in French Enlightenment philosophers
- Accepted existence of God but considered Him remote
- Did not believe God was active in human affairs
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Turnike Era / Erie Canal
- 60 mile toll road from Philadelphia to Lancaster
- Others followed suit after profit made
- Financed by state & federal governments
- 60 mile toll road from Philadelphia to Lancaster
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Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
a)- Eli Whitney
- Massachussetts
- machine that quickly&effectively separated seeds from cotton
b)- Task was taking too long
- Arduous
- Cotton supply not meeting demand\
c)- Revoutionized cotton production
- More widespread cotton production
- Total crop increased eightfold
- Epanded & Increased slavery
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Eli Whitney's Method For Producing Guns W/ Standardized Parts
-Machine designed to make each part of a gun
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Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
- 8 years in office
- "We are all republicans, we are all federalists"
- Reduction in powers of national institutions
- Executive/Legislative branch not able to exercise authority over most areas of national life
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The Second Great Awakening
-Began among Presbytarians
-Numbers of Baptists, Methodists, & Presbytarians increased
-"Camp meetings" common
-Peter Cartwright
-Methodist preacher
- told listeners to embrace the church
-Individuals must readmit God&Christ & reject skeptical
rationalism
- Few accepted idea of predestination
- Accelerated growth of different sects
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Jefferson's Fiscal & Military Policies
- Persuaded Congress to abolish internal taxes
- Secretary of Treasury -Government spending cuts
- Cut national debt almost in half -Scaled down armed forces -Not a pacifist, despite "Peace is our passion"
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Louisiana Purchase
- 1803
- Robert Livingston & Jmaes Monroe
- Bought entire Louisiana Territory from Napoleon
- $15 million
- Commercial priviledges to France in New Orleans port
- Done w/o consent from Jefferson -Jefferson pleased nevertheless
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Marbury vs. Madison
- William Marbury vs. James Madison
- Marbury = one ofAdams' midnight appointees
- Madison refused to hand over Marbury's commision
- Court ruled Marbury had right to commission but could not force Madison to hand it over
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Lewis & Clark Expedition
- 1804
- Meriweather Lewis & William Clark
- Explored from St. Louis, up Missouri River to Pacific Coast
- Sacajawea: Soshone Indian woman who served as a guide
- Kept lengthy diaries
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Mercy Otis Warren
- Influential playwroght/agitator
- History of the Revolution
- Emphasized heroism of American struggle
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Noah Webster's Speller & Dictionary
a)- Noah Webster
- Schoolmaster & Lawyer
- Connecticut
b) - To encourage distinctive American culture
c) - Simplified & americanized system of spelling
- National standard of words and usages -
Steamship
a)- Robert Fulmont
- Boat known as the Clermont
- Equippwd w/ paddle wheels & English-built engine
b)- Fastly growing ship business
- Oliver Evans' high-pressure engine
c) Easier/More efficient transportation -
Embargo Act
- 1807-1809
- Prohibited American ships from leaving US for an foreingn port anywhere else
- Force act allowed gov't to enforce Embargo Act
- Widely evaded
- Replaced by Non-Intercourse Act
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James Madison's Presidency
- Beat Thomas Jefferson
- Conflicts in the West
- Cheaspeake-Leopard incident
- 11/07/1811 fight in prophetstown
- War of 1812
- Anti-British sentiment
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Non-Intercourse Act / Macon's Bill No. 2
- 1809-1810
- Replaced Embargo Act of 1807-1809
- Reopened trade w/ all nations but Great Britain & France
- Replaced by Macon's Bill No. 2
- reopened free commercial relations w/ Britain & France
- authorized president to prohibit commerce
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William Henry Harrison / 1811 Battle of Tippencanoe / Tecumseh
- William Henry Harrison
- Congretional Delegate from Northwest Territory in 1799
- Appointed to administer solution to Indian problem
- 1811 Battle of Tippencanoe
- 11/7/1811
- Fought by Harrison & Prophetstwon Indians
- Tecumseh
- The Prophet's brother
- Tried to unite tribes
- William Henry Harrison
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War of 1812
a) -1812
b) - Growing war fever
- Americans invaded Canada through Detroit
c) - Natives of Northwest weakened
- America won Great Lakes
- Battle of Horseshoe Bend
- Battle of the Thames
- Burning of Washington
- Francis Scott Key Star Spangled Banner -
Hartford Convention
- 1815
- Representatives met to discuss grievances
- Hinted at secession
- Asserted the right of nullification & proposed 7 Constitutional amendments
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Treaty of Ghent
- Ghent, Belgium
- Ended fighting of War of 1812
- British in debt
- Of no value to Indians
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Education in US as of 1815
- Virtuous and enlightened citizenry
- Jefferson called for crusade against ignorance
- Republicans believed all male citizens should get free education
- 1789 Massachussetts Law: Towns required to have a school
- By 1815: No state had a public school system
- Secular private academies
- Women beginning to be educated
- Higher education not widely available
- 22 colleges by 1800
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Women's Education c. 1815
- 17th Cent.: 50% illiteracy among women
- Network of female academies created
- 1789: Massachussetts required public schools to serve females
- Believed women should be educated to be better wives/mothers
- No need for advanced/professional training
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John Marshall
- Supreme Court chief justice during Marbury vs. Madison
- John Adams' Secretary of State
- One of Adams' midnight appointees
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Washington Irving
- Washington Irving
- New York
- Wrote folk tales
- Widely acknowledged leader of American literature
- Widely acclaimed