FROM JEFFERSON TO THE 1820S

SHAPE OF THE NATION:

2.5 million in 1775

5.3 million in 1800

300,000 in towns of 2500 or more (less than 7% “urban”)

893,000 people in slavery

"My father was a farmer and by the help of his trusty rifle kept the family in wild meat such as bear, elk, deer, and wild Turkey."

"My Farm gave me and my family a good living on the produce of it; and left me, one year after another, one hundred and fifty dollars, for I have never spent more than ten dollars a year, which was for salt, nails, and the like. Nothing to wear, eat, or drink was purchased, as my farm produced all."

From Jefferson to the 1820s

I. Election of 1800

Revolution of 1800?

II. The Courts

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

III. The West: Completing the Vision

A. Louisiana Purchase

B. Lewis and Clark

IV. Slavery

V. Jeffersonians become

“federalists”

A. Louisiana Purchase/

Lewis and Clark

                        B. National Bank

                        C. High Tariff

                        D. Strong Military

VI. Foreign Entanglements:

War of 1812

VII. The Transportation Revolution

1. Canals   http://www.eriecanal.org/locks.html

2. Turnpikes

3. Steamboats

VIII. The “Knell” of the Union

The Missouri Compromise: 1821