early 19 th century: american culture & identity (1790 – 1820)
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Early 19Early 19thth Century: Century:American Culture & IdentityAmerican Culture & Identity
(1790 – 1820)(1790 – 1820)
Cultural NationalismCultural Nationalism- Education
- The “Virtuous Citizen”
- An American form of English
- Noah Webster
Cultural NationalismCultural Nationalism
A well-defined American literature
Washington Irving
The Sketch BookThe Sketch Book, 1819-20, 1819-20“Rip Van Winkle”“Rip Van Winkle”
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
Economic Economic NationalismNationalismEconomic Economic
NationalismNationalism- Encourage Creativity &
Inventiveness.
- Support Industrial growth
- Pro-Business
- Subsidies
Samuel SlaterSamuel Slater
• 1st US industrial mill (1790)• Manufactured cotton• Based on British model
• 1st US industrial mill (1790)• Manufactured cotton• Based on British model
Factory ProductionFactory 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
First TurnpikeLancaster, PA (1790)
First TurnpikeLancaster, PA (1790)
By 1832, nearly 2400 mi. of road connected By 1832, nearly 2400 mi. of road connected most major cities.most major cities.
Robert Fulton & the Steamboat (1807)
Robert Fulton & the Steamboat (1807)
- The Nautilus
- The Clermont
Early Slave RebellionsEarly Slave Rebellions
• Stono Rebellion (1739)• Charleston, SC• “Cato’s Rebellion”• Negro Act of 1740• Illegal education; assembly
• Haitian Revolution (1791 - 1804)• 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 (1791 - 1804)• Only successful slave rebellion• Gen. Toussaint L’Overture• Free autonomous, black state• “Inspired” rebellions in US
Early Slave RebellionsEarly 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??