Democratic Politics and Reform 1815-1850 The United States population grew rapidly. Farm and factory products were reaching everywhere. Americans begin to develop a national democratic spirit.

Relations with other Nations After 1815 the U.S. looked more to its own west and less to what was happening in Europe .

The Monroe Doctrine A speech to Congress by President Monroe. No European nation could start a colony in the Western Hemisphere. Any attempt to do so would be seen as a threat to the U.S. Any European nation that interfered with the new nations of Latin America would be treated as unfriendly to the U.S. The U.S. would in turn stay out of the affairs of Europe.

Regionalism in the United States 1815-1860 The Nature of Work in the U.S. Changes A. More people working to buy goods not needed for their survival. (Materialism) B. People working more for others, on farms and in factories. C. The rise of entrepreneurship. D. The rise of capitalism. E. Household economy starts to diminish. F. Centralizing of the workplace.

North and South develop in different ways. A. North- made up of two distinct areas. Northeast- manufacturing, farming, banking, finance, and the development of a variety of goods. Northwest- mostly farming and merchants. Major crops are corn, wheat barley, and oats. B. South- the south remains largely agricultural. Its goods were not as profitable and varied as the north. 1. Cash Crops- cotton, tobacco, rice, and sugar. 2.Goods sent to the north and Europe. 3. Slave system- develops and grows to sustain the economy. 4. Problems- Land and money not evenly divided, and concern of slave resistance and revolts

Northern and Southern Differences 1.The North becomes more Urban. 2. Factories & mills locate in or near northern cities. 3. People move to northern cities for jobs. 4. Large numbers European immigrants come to the north. 5. More women in north working outside the house. 6. South remains mostly rural. 7. No manufacturing in the south in the early 1830’s Result : The regions have different needs and priorities.

The South and Slavery The U.S. Constitution allowed the slave trade to last until 1808. Slave labor not needed in the north so it dies out. The South with new land and new crops saw the need for slavery to grow. The Southern Economy depends on agriculture. Cash Crops – crops grown only to sell for a profit. Rice- grown in the lower Gulf Plains Sugar- grown in Louisiana Tobacco- grown in Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, N. Carolina, and parts of Kentucky and Missouri. Cotton- by the 1820’s it became the King of Southern crops. It was grown throughout the South These crops were grown on large plantations 2000-6000 acres and small farms 150-500 acres

Slave Holding Patterns in the South 64% Non slaveholders 18% Owned 5 or fewer slaves. 15.5% Owned 5-50 slaves. 2.5% Owned 50 or more slaves 7% of African –Americans were free.