Early 19 th Century: American Culture & Identity (1790 – 1820)
Cultural Nationalism - Education - The “Virtuous Citizen” - An American form of English - Noah Webster
Cultural Nationalism A well-defined American literature Washington Irving The Sketch Book, “Rip Van Winkle” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
American Bible Society Founded in 1816
Economic Nationalism - Encourage Creativity & Inventiveness. - Support Industrial growth - Pro-Business - Subsidies
Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin, 1791
Whitney’s Gun Factory Interchangeable Parts Rifle
Samuel Slater 1st US industrial mill (1790) Manufactured cotton Based on British model 1st US industrial mill (1790) Manufactured cotton Based on British model
Factory Production “Outwork System” Factory System Boston Associates Mill Towns Cheap labor Mill girls Lowell, MA “Outwork System” Factory System Boston Associates Mill Towns Cheap labor Mill girls Lowell, MA
Lowell, Massachusetts
First Turnpike Lancaster, PA (1790) By 1832, nearly 2400 mi. of road connected most major cities.
Cumberland “National Road,” 1811
Conestoga Covered Wagons Conestoga Trail, 1820s
Robert Fulton & the Steamboat (1807) - The Nautilus - The Clermont
“King Cotton”
Slaves in Georgia c. 1810
Early Slave Rebellions Stono Rebellion (1739) Charleston, SC “Cato’s Rebellion” Negro Act of 1740 Illegal education; assembly Haitian Revolution ( ) Only successful slave rebellion Gen. Toussaint L’Overture Free autonomous, black state “Inspired” rebellions in US Stono Rebellion (1739) Charleston, SC “Cato’s Rebellion” Negro Act of 1740 Illegal education; assembly Haitian Revolution ( ) Only successful slave rebellion Gen. Toussaint L’Overture Free autonomous, black state “Inspired” rebellions in US
Early Slave Rebellions Gabriel Prosser (1800) Richmond, VA Skilled blacksmith Betrayed; hanged VA passes laws restricting: –“Hiring Out” –Education, Movement Denmark Vesey (1822) Charleston, SC Slave Conspiracy Kill owners; board ships to Haiti Hysteria?? Gabriel Prosser (1800) Richmond, VA Skilled blacksmith Betrayed; hanged VA passes laws restricting: –“Hiring Out” –Education, Movement Denmark Vesey (1822) Charleston, SC Slave Conspiracy Kill owners; board ships to Haiti Hysteria??