HIST2010-History

HIST-2010

Week 6 Study Unit

Read, Think, and Write:

· American Yawp, chapter 8 and chapter 9

Maps

· Slave Population, 1790 Download Slave Population, 1790

· Slave population, 1860 Download Slave population, 1860

Primary Sources

· East View of Lowell, 1839 Download East View of Lowell, 1839

· Statement of the Stock of Cotton in Great Britain,  Download Statement of the Stock of Cotton in Great Britain,  Hunts Merchant Magazine and Commercial Review, vol.6, no. 1, p. 292

· Statistics of Lowell Manufactures, January 1, 1835,  Download Statistics of Lowell Manufactures, January 1, 1835, Printed Ephemera Collection, Library of Congress

· Statistics of Lowell Manufactures, January 1, 1857,  Download Statistics of Lowell Manufactures, January 1, 1857, Printed Ephemera Collection, Library of Congress

· Prices of Liverpool Cotton  Download Prices of Liverpool Cotton 1841-1842, Franklin Elmore Papers, Library of Congress

· The Tide of Emgiration ot the United States and to the British Colonies,"  Download The Tide of Emgiration ot the United States and to the British Colonies," The Illustrated London Times,  6 July 1850

· Petition of Citizens of Rutherford County to the Tennessee General Assembly  Download Petition of Citizens of Rutherford County to the Tennessee General Assembly, c. 1825

· Excerpts from state laws governing the franchise  Download Excerpts from state laws governing the franchise, 1777-1844

· " I was a Cabinet-Maker by TradeLinks to an external site.," A Working Man’s Recollections of America, 1825-3

· " They must work harder than everLinks to an external site.," A Working Man Remembers Life in New York City, 1830

· " The Natural Tie between Master and Apprentice has been Rent AsunderLinks to an external site.," 7 Oct. 182

· " Factories are talked about as schools of viceLinks to an external site.," Elias Nason Considers Careers

 

 Once you have read this week's chapter in  American Yawp  and the primary sources listed in the links above, consider again the question from your first writing assignment on  expectations and outcomes. How do this week's readings shape your understanding of early Americans' expectations versus their lived experiences? Do this week's readings support your earlier argument? Do they make you rethink it? Revise your  big argument and introduction as necessary (again, underline your thesis statement) and add to your essay from your earlier writing assignments using at least 3 of the primary sources from this week as support. 

As you analyze this week's sources and textbook chapter, consider the following:

· How did the invention of the cotton gin and expansion of cotton production shape the US economy?

· The "Age of Jackson" is often presented as America's golden age of democracy, when states bestowed on the common man rights and privileges that had previously been reserved for elite property owners.  How is this depiction of America supported and/or challenged in the readings for this week? 

Submit your completed, revised essay to the designated dropbox by 11.59pm Friday.