Alan Brinkley, AMERICAN HISTORY 12/e

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Chapter Ten: Chapter Ten:

America’s Economic America’s Economic RevolutionRevolution


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Chapter Eleven: Chapter Eleven:

Cotton, Slavery, and Cotton, Slavery, and

the Old Souththe Old South


American Population Density, 1820

American Population Density, 1860



The Changing American PopulationThe Changing American Population– Immigration and Urban Growth, 1840-Immigration and Urban Growth, 1840-

18601860 Rapid UrbanizationRapid Urbanization




Transportations, Communications, Transportations, Communications, and Technologyand Technology– The Canal AgeThe Canal Age

SteamboatsSteamboats Economic Economic

Advantages Advantages

of Canalsof Canals The Erie CanalThe Erie Canal

Canals in the NE, 1823-1860


Railroad Growth, 1850-1860



Transportations, Communications, Transportations, Communications, and Technologyand Technology– The Triumph The Triumph

of the Railsof the Rails ConsolidationConsolidation




Transportations, Communications, and Transportations, Communications, and TechnologyTechnology– Innovations in Communications Innovations in Communications

and Journalismand Journalism The TelegraphThe Telegraph The Associated PressThe Associated Press Fueling Sectional DiscordFueling Sectional Discord


Commerce and IndustryCommerce and Industry– The Emergence of the FactoryThe Emergence of the Factory

Transformation of the Shoe IndustryTransformation of the Shoe Industry The Industrial NortheastThe Industrial Northeast





Cotton, Slavery, and the Old Cotton, Slavery, and the Old SouthSouth

The Cotton EconomyThe Cotton Economy– The Rise of King CottonThe Rise of King Cotton

Decline of the Decline of the

Tobacco EconomyTobacco Economy Short-Staple CottonShort-Staple Cotton Spread of Cotton Spread of Cotton

ProductionProduction

Slavery and Cotton in the South, 1820 & 1860




The Cotton EconomyThe Cotton Economy– The Rise of King CottonThe Rise of King Cotton

Decline of the Tobacco EconomyDecline of the Tobacco Economy Short-Staple CottonShort-Staple Cotton Spread of Cotton Spread of Cotton

ProductionProduction Expansion of SlaveryExpansion of Slavery

Cotton Gin in Use (Library of Congress)




The Cotton EconomyThe Cotton Economy– Sources of Southern DifferenceSources of Southern Difference

Reasons for Colonial DependencyReasons for Colonial Dependency

Plantations In Louisiana, 1858




The Cotton EconomyThe Cotton Economy– Sources of Southern DifferenceSources of Southern Difference

Reasons for Colonial DependencyReasons for Colonial Dependency The Cavalier ImageThe Cavalier Image




Men and Women at WorkMen and Women at Work– Recruiting a Native Work ForceRecruiting a Native Work Force

Transformation of American AgricultureTransformation of American Agriculture The Lowell The Lowell

SystemSystem

Lowell, Massachusetts, 1832




Patterns of Industrial SocietyPatterns of Industrial Society– The Rich and the PoorThe Rich and the Poor

Increasing Inequality in WealthIncreasing Inequality in Wealth The Urban PoorThe Urban Poor African-American PovertyAfrican-American Poverty




Patterns of Industrial SocietyPatterns of Industrial Society– Social MobilitySocial Mobility

Social MobilitySocial Mobility




Patterns of Industrial SocietyPatterns of Industrial Society– Middle-Class LifeMiddle-Class Life

Rapidly Expanding Middle ClassRapidly Expanding Middle Class New Household InventionsNew Household Inventions Growing Class DistinctionsGrowing Class Distinctions




Patterns of Industrial SocietyPatterns of Industrial Society– Women and the “Cult of Domesticity”Women and the “Cult of Domesticity”

Female EducationFemale Education New Roles for WomenNew Roles for Women Women’s Separate SphereWomen’s Separate Sphere Benefits and CostsBenefits and Costs Working Class WomenWorking Class Women




Patterns of Industrial SocietyPatterns of Industrial Society– Leisure ActivitiesLeisure Activities

Minstrel ShowsMinstrel Shows P.T. BarnumP.T. Barnum




The Agricultural NorthThe Agricultural North– The Old NorthwestThe Old Northwest

Industrialization in the Old NorthwestIndustrialization in the Old Northwest Agricultural SpecializationAgricultural Specialization Growing Ties between Northeast and Growing Ties between Northeast and

NorthwestNorthwest New Agricultural TechniquesNew Agricultural Techniques Deere Plow and McCormick ReaperDeere Plow and McCormick Reaper




White Society in the SouthWhite Society in the South– The Planter ClassThe Planter Class

Planter AristocracyPlanter Aristocracy Plantation Plantation

ManagementManagement

A Georgia Plantation




White Society in the SouthWhite Society in the South– The “Southern Lady”The “Southern Lady”

Subordinate Status of WomenSubordinate Status of Women Other BurdensOther Burdens




White Society in the SouthWhite Society in the South– The Plain FolkThe Plain Folk

Limited Educational OpportunitiesLimited Educational Opportunities Hill PeopleHill People Close Relations with the Plantation AristocracyClose Relations with the Plantation Aristocracy Commitment to PaternalismCommitment to Paternalism Limited Class ConflictLimited Class Conflict




Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”– Varieties of SlaveryVarieties of Slavery

Legal Basis of SlaveryLegal Basis of Slavery Reality of SlaveryReality of Slavery Task and Gang SystemsTask and Gang Systems




Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”– Life Under SlaveryLife Under Slavery

High Slave Mortality RatesHigh Slave Mortality Rates House SlavesHouse Slaves Sexual AbuseSexual Abuse


The Business of Slavery (Library of Congress)



Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”Slavery: The “Peculiar Institution”– The Slave TradeThe Slave Trade

Slave MarketsSlave Markets


The Culture of SlaveryThe Culture of Slavery– African-American ReligionAfrican-American Religion

Slave ReligionSlave Religion






The Culture of SlaveryThe Culture of Slavery– The Slave FamilyThe Slave Family

Slave MarriagesSlave Marriages Importance of Kinship NetworksImportance of Kinship Networks Paternal Nature of SlaveryPaternal Nature of Slavery

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