1. QOTD 20) The "Middle Passage" referred to:
A) the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.
B) the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.
C) the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.
D) the crucial part of the Bible in which Calvinist doctrine can be found.

2. QOTD 20) The "Middle Passage" referred to:
B) the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.

3. Today’s Standard SSUSH6 d, e
Describe importance of the Monroe Doctrine; the Erie Canal; and the rise of New York City

4. The Growth of Nationalism
Devotion to the Nation

5. A New Era
War of 1812 is over
A new feeling of patriotism and national identity
1) nationalism
2) Intense pride and loyalty concerning one’s country
The Star Spangled Banner had been written
Proud to be Americans!

6. President James Monroe 1817 - 1825
Election of 1816
3) James Monroe
Republican
5th President – elected in 1817
Nationalist
Served two terms
4) “The Era of Good Feeling”
First President to tour the country

7. “The United States are the most enlightened people on earth…I daily see greater proofs of it: the more I advance in my progress, the more I perceive that we are all Americans.”
--James Monroe, 1817

8. The Monroe Doctrine
1) Monroe desired to strengthen American foreign policy
He didn’t want any more European interference
2) He was especially concerned about Britain and France
3) The Monroe Doctrine
4) A) U.S. will not become involved in European affairs
B) The U.S. recognizes colonies already existing and will not interfere with them
C) No more colonization in the Western Hemisphere
D) Any attempt to do so will be seen as hostility

9. The Industrial Revolution
The use of machines over people and animals
Factories, mass production
This changes the U.S. forever
2) Eli Whitney
Interchangeable parts (1798)
Leads to the demand for factories and assembly lines
Cotton gin (1793)
Increases output of cotton production

10. Eli Whitney

11. A Musket w/ Interchangeable Parts

12. Whitney’s Cotton Gin

13. Operation of the Cotton Gin

14. Industry Affects the Northern States
1) Industry leads to the growth of cities
Northern agriculture changes
2) Northern farms become smaller and more self sufficient
Less reliance on slavery in the Northern states by late 1700’s
3) 1804 – Steps toward abolition of slavery begin

15. Slavery Becomes Entrenched
Late 1700’s, the North is departing from slavery
As the North departs, the South becomes more dependent on it
4) Cotton gin
Separated seeds from cotton at a much faster rate than by hand
6) Btw & 1810 – 700,000 to 1,200,000
7) Sectionalism – The North and South grow further apart.

16. The Transportation Revolution
1) Industrial Revolution birthed the Transportation Revolution
By 1833 we have roads, waterways, and canals throughout the country
Canals – man-made waterways
2) The most famous – Erie Canal
Connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
Prospered New York City into a bustling city
3) Also Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit grew because of the canal

17. Part of the Erie Canal

18. Map of Erie Canal

19. U.S. Route 40