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Hi all,
My name is Jaymi Davis, I am a 33yo wife to my husband of nearly 15 years and mom to
3 kiddos I homeschool. I am in my last year at SNHU earning a BA in history with a concentration in American history. History has been a big part of my life ever since I was a little girl and it is something I share with my grandpa because he is the one who started my love of the
subject. I grew up in Hawaii, but my husband and I relocated to San Antonio this past December. Through this class, I want to brush up on my existing knowledge of the Civil War and Reconstruction era, while also learning anything new. Following the American Revolution and up until the mid-19th century, America experienced a period of economic development. Many social and political aspects contributed to this economic development and growth, beginning with the overall structure of society. "One of the social aspects of the modernization of America was its roots in the value system associated with the Protestant work ethic.”
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Protestant work ethic consisted of hard work, self-discipline, reliability, the ability to stay sober, and the denial of immediate gratification to achieve long term
goals. These values aligned with the capitalist ideals and are what helped push modernization within America. Another factor that contributed to the economic development post American Revolution was the reformation of the public education system. "Economists often consider education a means of "human capital formation" crucial to economic growth and modernization."
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Politically, one of the factors that contributed largely to economic development in America was having two separate political parties. The first two political parties that had the greatest influence on the development of the country were the Jeffersonian Party which was created in 1792 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, and the Whig Party, which was founded later by Henry Clay in 1833. The Jeffersonian Party focused on the rights of the states, wanted a limited government, religious freedoms for all its citizens, and wanted a traditional economy. The Whig Party was merely the opposite in that they believed strongly in nationalist ideals, preferred a strong government at the forefront, wanted to modernize the economy further by implementing new ideas, and lastly wanted cultural homogeneity under one Protestant religion. The Whigs became largely popular among the Protestant population in America and as a
result, became the leading political party at that time because of their desire to modernize and grow America. In the North and South, economic growth differed drastically as both North and South had different approaches. In Northern states, they had access to more goods and travel because America now had 3,700 miles of waterways which could be utilized to move goods and people. The development of steamboats and railways allowed for easier travel between states and became a huge factor in economic growth, as now goods could be moved faster for sale and trade. In the North their growth surrounded big industries and were not dependent on slave labor to run them. In the South, many people worked agricultural jobs and their major industries such as cotton, relied on slave labor to keep them going. By 1810, slavery in the south had increased by 10%, despite advancements in technology which meant that slaves did not need to be used any longer. The Southern states did see economic growth, but not as much growth as the Northern states. 1
James McPherson and James Hogue,Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction,4thed. (New York:McGraw-Hill Education, 2010), 14
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Reference:
James McPherson and James Hogue,Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction,4thed. (New York:McGraw-Hill Education, 2010), 14
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