America from 1820 to 1845

Andrew Jackson Killed the National Bank Indian Removal Nullification Crisis

Martin Van Buren Democratic 1837-1841 Panic of 1837 Jackson’s VP Huge Depression followed… No tools (bank) to deal with depression. Made him unpopular

William Henry Harrison A Whig (the new Federalist party) 1841 68 yrs old when took oath Gave 2 hour inaugural address in rain Died one month later of pneumonia

John Tyler 1841-1845 Whig But made Whigs mad by supporting States Rights Vetoed his own party’s entire agenda Very Unpopular

John Tyler Very prolific parent 15 children Had son at 63 That son at 75 Grandson still alive….

John Tyler Very prolific parent 15 children Had son at 63 That son at 75 Grandson still alive….

Many New/Improved Inventions & Technologies Telegraph Railroad Canals Interchangeable parts Reaper Plow

Alexis de Tocqueville Democracy in America (1835)

Antebellum Culture Sources of Reform Romanticism – man has innate goodness Transcendentalists – intuition is basis for knowledge Protestant Revivalism (2nd Great Awakening) Temperance Public Schools and higher education Prison Reform Feminism - Seneca Falls Movement Abolitionist movement

Antebellum Culture Life in the North Growth of cities (5% in 1790; 25% in 1860) Problems with large cities…. Industry Factories Technology – interchangeable parts Unions Social Unrest

Antebellum Culture Life in the South Classes Slavery Planters Yeoman farmers Slaves Poor whites Slavery Mainly agricultural