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The War of 1812 d.New Orleans 1)December 1814 2)British move against New Orleans 3)Treaty of Ghent is signed on Dec. 24, 1814 ending the war. 4)January 8, 1815 Battle of New Orleans a)Gen. Andrew Jackson’s army decisively defeats the British. b)2,000+ British casualties c)American losses 8 killed 13 wounded So who won the war???
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U.S. History Chapter 10 Notes Set 1 The Era of Good Feelings 1815---1819
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The Era of Good Feelings A.A period of growth & prosperity for the U.S. B.Population Growth & Westward Expansion 1. New York becomes the largest city. (124,000) 2.By 1810, over 500,000 Americans lived west of the Appalachian Mountains. 3.By 1820, nearly 1,000,000 Americans lived west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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The Era of Good Feelings 4.U.S. Population: a.1790 4 million b.1800 5.2 million c.1810 7.2 million d.1820 9.6 million e.1830 12.9 million f.1816---1821: 1)Six new states added to the U.S. 2)There were 24 states by 1821. President James Monroe
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The Era of Good Feelings C.Economic Growth & Change 1.1790s U.S. Industrial Revolution begins. 2.America’s Economic System a.Capitalism or Free Enterprise or Market Economy b.Definition: a system in which people are free to invest their ___________ in whatever business they want in order to make a __________. capital profit
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The Era of Good Feelings c.Under Capitalism people are free to buy, sell, or produce what they want. d.Two basic principles: 1)Competition is important in Capitalism. 2)The Law of Supply & Demand
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The Era of Good Feelings e.Technological Advances 1)Textile Industry---1 st major industry a)Spinning Jenny b)Power loom c)** Cotton Gin (1793) ** 1.Invented by ___________ Eli Whitney
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Eli Whitney American Inventor 1765---1825
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The Era of Good Feelings 2)Steam Power a)1807: Steamship invented by b)Robert Fulton f.Factory System Develops 1814 1)Francis Cabot Lowell 2)Interchangeable parts a)Eli Whitney
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Robert Fulton & his Steamboat 1765---1815
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The Era of Good Feelings g.1815---1819: Europe, recovering from the Napoleonic Wars, was dependent on U.S. goods. (p. 289) h.1816: U.S. Bank rechartered---provided loans for economic growth.
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The Era of Good Feelings D.Political Changes 1.Federalist Party disappears after opposing the War of 1812. a.Hartford Convention discredits party b.1816 Election: Ran their last candidate for President--- Rufus King.
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The Era of Good Feelings 2.Democrat-Republican Party adopts Federalist programs. a.Henry Clay’s American System b.Congress passes new tariff laws, c.Recharters the U.S. Bank, and votes to spend tax money on internal improvements in both industry and transportation.
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