1. Gilded Age…Economic Revolution Babe!!???? ROSE 1865-1900 Working class!!! Carnage, Rockefeller, etc Electricity- lights, power New Immigration… cheap labor Political machines New technology… railroads, skyscrapers Mass production 50% live in city Railroads!!!!! –155 mil acres given to railroads –20 miles east and west –Standardization –Domestic market –Time Zones –Transports steel

2. (cont) Wealth of Nations, capitalism Cases –Munn (?) vs Ill –Wabash –Slaughterhouse, 1873 Interstate Commerce Act Sherman Anti Trust act Carnage –Horizontal and vertical Inventions…. –McCormick Reaper –Morris, Bell, communication –Refrigerated rail car (food) –Bessemer –EDISON!! –Lights outside (w00t electricity!)

3. Jefferson America Jefferson vs Hamilton –Jeffersonian vs Federalist –Strict vs loose –States rights vs central gov’t –Wealthy runs federalists –Business… Hamilton is pro business –Jefferson likes French –Hamilton pro British –National debt is bad –Freedom of speech “Revolution” of 1800 Burr and Jefferson revolution Armed forces Impeachment of Samuel Chase Yazoo land controversy –Similar to funding at par

4. Important Events Louisiana Purchase –Bought from Napoleon, we want New Orleans –Doubles size of US –Not Jeffersonian… unconstitutional Embargo Act –Brits impress (sp?) US –Federalist, strong central gov’t, unconstitutional?? Causes depression, helps the industrialists Louis and Clarke Excise tax (eliminate) Immigration Marbury vs Madison –Judiciary Act of 1801 –Midnight appointments –Strengthens judicial branch

5. Jacksonian Democracy Major ideas –Bank wars Tsar Nicholas, King Andrew Jackson hates banks Hard money Jackson wins, Taney –Expansion of democracy –Nullification –Indian removal –First democrat president –Spoils system –Species circular –“King Andrew the first” –Taney –By the people –Van Buren New democracy for the people… white male 6 new western states Universal suffrage Anger over corrupt bargain Rags to riches Tariff of abomination Old Hickory Van Buren, spoils system Webster Haynes (sp) debate Indian removal –Cherokee vs Georgia –Trail of tears –Marshall vs Jackson