01:512:103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: 6 Years, White Movement, Missouri Compromise
18 Mar 2018
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Francis lowell developed new loom 1813 in boston manufacturing. Company- first process of both spinning and weaving iv)after war english ships swarmed american ports, wanted to reclaim old markets with prices below cost. Crucial lancaster pike built in pa- both allowed for the beginning of transport of commodities like textiles iii)steam-powered shipping (advancements of robert fulton) expanded on rivers and. Steamboats on miss. stimulated already agricultural economy of south & West b/c cost to transport products to market lowered iv)despite progress of turnpikes + steamships serious gaps in transportation. Calhoun introduced bill to use federal funds to finance internal improvements, but. Madison vetoed it in 1817 b/c believed unconstitutional v)remained to state govts + private enterprise to build needed transit networks. 2)expanding westward: the great migrations i)westward movement affected economy, factor in civil war, peoples thrusted together. + econ. pressures, land availability, decreased indian resistance ii)immigration and natural growth increased eastern population, agricultural lands occupied.
