Urbanization A. Real Wages. Service pay records from govt. wage data from factory records‚ household surveys and budgets‚ adjusted for price indicies‚ but not really true purchasing power. 1. Substantial increases only after 1820. But from 1820-50 real wage increased est. 155% 2. Problems with real wage indices as a measure of the standard of living. Disamenities of working in factory and crowded urban area. B. Consumption. Mokyr (1988)
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US History 7.1 Industry and Transportation The Transportation Revolution Improving the Roads Turnpike Roads - users had to pay a toll only a few made a profit‚ didn’t do the intended purpose National Road - only decent road‚ made of crushed rock The Steamboat Goes Commercial main advance in transportation made it easier and faster to travel Canals Boom canals made it easier to transport between farms and cities Erie Canal - best known canal of the era Railroads Further Ease Horses
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CHAPTER 13 The Rise of a Mass Democracy‚ 1824–1840 00001PART I: Reviewing the Chapter 00001A. 0Checklist of Learning Objectives After mastering this chapter‚ you should be able to: 10. Describe and explain the growth of Mass Democracy in the 1820s. 20. Indicate how the alleged corrupt bargain of 1824 and Adams’ unpopular presidency set the stage for Jackson’s election in 1828. 30. Analyze the celebration of Jackson’s victory in 1828 as a triumph of the New Democracy over the more restrictive
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Chapter 9 The Confederation and the Constitution 1776-1790 The Pursuit of Equality The Continental Army officers formed an exclusive hereditary order called the Society of the Cincinnati. Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom- created in 1786 by Thomas Jefferson and his co-reformers; stated that religion should not be imposed on anybody and that each person decided his/her own faith. The Philadelphia Quakers in 1775 founded the first anti-slavery society. The 1st Continental Congress called
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those stages? 4. Why did Congress wait until 1808 to ban the importation of slaves? 5. What invention‚ in 1793 made slavery more profitable? 6. What percentage of the 1820 census did slavery constitute in the U.S. population? 7. What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820? 8. Who was the nation’s leading black orator and leader‚ from the 1840s until his death in 1895? 9. Southerners had generally only defended slavery as a “necessary evil” until the 1830s – how did their defense of slavery change during
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Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny was the only justification for the Americans expansion West towards California. For a quarter century after the war of 1812‚ only a few Americans explored the West. Then in the 1840’s‚ expansion fewer gripped the country. Many Americans began to believe that their movement westward was predestined by God. Manifest Destiny expressed the belief that the U.S was ordained to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican and Native American territory. Traveling
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1. Lesther Kim Orcullo III-OLAN Lesther Kim Orcullo III-OLAN What do you mean by Age of Exploration? The Age of Exploration or Age of Discovery as it is sometimes called‚ officially began in the early 15th century and lasted until the 17th century. The period is characterized as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of trading partners‚ new goods‚ and new trade routes. In addition‚ some explorers set sail to simply learn more about the world. Whatever their reasons
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period of revivalism and philosophical motivation for reform started a chain of reform movements‚ such as utopian communities‚ moral reforms‚ education‚ temperance‚ abolition‚ and women’s rights‚ encouraging democratic ideals. (Doc B) In the years 1840-1850‚ numerous Utopian communities were created in order to test reform theories. Utopian communities emphasized industrialization‚ mutual support‚ cooperation‚ and spiritual improvement. In these social groups‚ sexuality was not an important matter;
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During the time period between 1790-1860‚ the United States leaped into a period of looking towards the future and with a movement out west looking for opportunities and cheap land. Furthermore‚ advancements in machinery came to life and an increase in cultivation was set in motion. Overall‚ this momentum set a high standard towards rising market-oriented‚ national economy. During Andrew Jackson’s presidency westward movement was exemplified as Americans set forth. However‚ it was not so bright
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Oil‚ 264 × 231 cm‚ Kunsthistorisches Museum‚ Vienna 1 19th Century Art: Neo-classicism Subject matter derived from classical history and mythology Artists include JacquesLouis David and Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres “The Source” (1820) by Ingres (1780-1867) Oil‚ 83 x 163 cm‚ Musée d’Orsay‚ Paris “Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine” (1806) by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) Oil‚ 629 x 979 cm‚ Musée du Louvre‚ Paris 19th Century Art:
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