Unit+6-+Antebellum+Developments+1790-1860

This unit covers the economic and social developments of the nation from the years 1790-1860.

__Chapter 14-Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860__

 * Theme 1:** The importance of the West grew in the early nineteenth century. Cheap land attracted immigrants and natives alike, and, after some technological innovations, the West became an agricultural giant. The increased output also spurred transportation developments to tie this developing region to the rest of the United States.


 * Theme 2:** In the era of Jacksonian democracy, the American population grew rapidly and changed in character. More people lived in the raw West and in the expanding cities, and immigrant groups like the Irish and Germans added their labor power to Americas economy, sometimes arousing hostility from native-born Americans in the process.


 * Theme 3:** In the early nineteenth century, the American economy developed the beginnings of industrialization. The greatest advances occurred in transportation, as canals and railroads bound the Union together into a continental economy with strong regional specialization.







[|Chapter 14 Resources (Flash Cards, Glossary, etc)] [|Chapter 14 Test Prep]

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__Chapter 16- The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860__




[|LecturePoint: American Economy and Society Transformed]

__**Academic Enhancement Movies**__ Steven Spielberg’s flawed recreation of the 1839 incident in which kidnapped Africans overcame their captors and were subsequently put on trial in the United States for piracy. The film downplays the extent of racism in the North and distorts the role of religion in motivating antislavery.
 * Amistad **


 * GONE WITH THE WIND **
 * GANGS OF NEW YORK **