SHAPE OF THE NATION:
2.5 million in 1775
5.3 million in 1800
300,000 in towns of 2500 or more (less than 7% “urban”)
893,000 people in slavery
"My father was a farmer and by the help of his trusty rifle kept
the family in wild meat such as bear, elk, deer, and wild Turkey."
"My Farm gave me and my family a good living on the produce of it;
and left me, one year after another, one hundred and fifty dollars, for I have
never spent more than ten dollars a year, which was for salt, nails, and the
like. Nothing to wear, eat, or drink was purchased, as my farm produced
all."
From Jefferson to the 1820s
I. Election of 1800
Revolution of 1800?
II. The Courts
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
III. The West: Completing the Vision
A. Louisiana Purchase
B. Lewis and Clark
IV. Slavery
V. Jeffersonians become
“federalists”
A. Louisiana Purchase/
Lewis
and Clark
B. National Bank
C. High Tariff
D. Strong Military
VI. Foreign Entanglements:
War of 1812
VII. The Transportation Revolution
1. Canals
http://www.eriecanal.org/locks.html
2. Turnpikes
3. Steamboats
VIII. The “Knell” of the Union
The Missouri Compromise: 1821
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