Mid-Life Crisis Life In the New Nation

Always Wanted One!

Cultural Advancement Want to establish a “national character” Education and the arts promoted Virtuous behavior also wanted Improve lives of all Americans

Now THAT’S a Character

Scholars and Artists Mercy Otis Warren: hosted political meetings at her home in Massachusetts. 1805: wrote History of the American Revolution Wanted women to be scholars

Not Omenson, I Swear!

Scholars 2 Benjamin Rush: Doctor, scientist, and revolutionary Signed Declaration and a representative in Continental Congress Books on chemistry/medicine

That’s Fronkensteen!

Scholars 3 Benjamin Banneker: Maryland born to free parents Writer, inventor, mathematician, and astronomer Mapped D.C/ wrote almanac

OOOH! THE MOON!!!!

Scholars 4 Charles Wilson Peale: artist, soldier, representative, scientist, and inventor Founded Peale Museum: 100,000 objects Allowed art to go to commoner

He Had Appeal!

Scholars 5 Phillis Wheatley: From Senegal, West Africa Family let her read and write Published first poem in : published collection of poems

Wheatley

Education Noah Webster wrote American Spelling Book in Also published first dictionary of American language Many states required free public schooling for kids

Forrest and Jenny Part 2

Education 2 Schools were to instruct: “the principles of piety, justice, and a sacred regard to the truth, love to their country,…chastity, moderation, and temperance and those other virtues which are ornaments of human society”

YAHTZEE!!!!

Virtues Develop character Republican virtues: self- reliance, harmony, hard work, frugality, and sacrificing needs of the individual for the good of the community

All Mine All Mine!!

Virtues 2 Early 1800s, women set the standard for virtues Women being wives, mothers, and sometimes teachers could teach values to the men Women had to learn virtues

Now You Listen…

Virtues 3 Schools used to accept boys only Had to have female departments Helped girls become republican women

Republican Women

Social Changes 1830: 12 million people in 24 states : population doubled every 20 years Immigration did not play a big role in this

That’s A Lot of People

Social Change 2 Each family had about 5 children in the early 1800s High infant mortality rate still existed 130 out of every 1,000 infants died before year 1

Sad State of Affairs

Mobility US was a mobile society People moved from place to place People could also change place in society with such mobility

Eh, Needs Garlic

Mobility 2 Packed up and moved west of Appalachia Had to develop friendships with strangers. Could develop higher positions in society

Has Garlic

Courtship Women could select a marriage partner at this time Most read novels about the subject Charlotte Temple by Susanna Haswell Rowson

Aw schucks!

Courtship 2 Women became cautious of marriage Had a long line of suitors before committal Marriage was a means of survival for most

Mah-wage!

Religious Renewal Government aided churches common during colonial era States cut aid to churches due to drop in membership Early 1800s brought about renewal with societal change

Renewal

2 nd Great Awakening Began in backcountry of Kentucky and Tennessee Evangelical movement affecting all Protestant Christians

Hearken To The Word!

Characteristics Christian Bible is final authority Salvation can be achieved only through belief in Jesus People demonstrate true faith by a transformed life and good deeds

Listen Here!

The People Stressed importance on congregation Revival was important. People were “revived” to religion through preachers

Revival

Women & Religion Connected with other women on frontier Women helped choose church ministers Their power in the church was assumed indirectly

Female Power

New Denominations Baptists: beliefs on baptism Full water immersion Methodists: Founded by John Wesley Held revivals, traveled, and preachers were common folk

Listen and I’ll Tell

Denominations 2 Unitarians: Jesus was human William Ellery Channing Mormons: Joseph Smith Millenialists: looked for Judgment Day. William Miller

Wrong One

African Americans Blended with white congregations Call and answer method of worship Spirituals were sung as well at this time

Sing Loud

AME African Methodist Episcopal Church Founded by Richard Allen 1831: 86 churches with 8,000 members