Begins now. So welcome to our lecture today on the growth of cities in the early American Republic a period of American History that im fascinated by and im really excited to sha welcome to our lecture today on the growth of cities in the early American Republic. A period of American History that i am fascinated by. I am really excited to share with all of you today. As we have already discussed in this class, we know that the early American Republic, which were roughly defining as the period between the end of the American Revolution and the election around ejection, was a period of possibilities and have problems. It was a time in American History when many of the Big Questions about what the nation would look like, who would hold power, and what kind of spaces and values would define the country remained very much in question. Last class, we talked about americans transition to capitalism. We talked about how this Economic Transformation was linked to changes in the labor market, in
Begins now. So welcome to our lecture today on the growth of cities in the early American Republic a period of American History that im welcome to our lecture today on the growth of cities in the early American Republic. A period of American History that i am fascinated by. I am really excited to share with all of you today. As we have already discussed in this class, we know that the early American Republic, which were roughly defining as the period between the end of the American Revolution and the election around ejection, was a period of possibilities and have problems. It was a time in American History when many of the Big Questions about what the nation would look like, who would hold power, and what kind of spaces and values would define the country remained very much in question. Last class, we talked about americans transition to capitalism. We talked about how this Economic Transformation was linked to changes in the labor market, and banking systems, in the rise of corporati
Early American Republic which were roughly defining as the period between the end of the American Revolution and the election of Andrew Jackson was a period of possibilities and of problems. It was a time in American History when many of the Big Questions about what the nation would look like who would hold power and what kind of spaces and values would define the country. Remained very much in question. And so last class we talked about americas transition to capitalism. And we talked about how this Economic Transformation was linked to changes in the labor market in Banking Systems in the rise of corporations, and we looked at how these transformations were particularly affecting for young women like mary paul the worker in the lowell mills in the 1840s. So today were going to continue our conversation about how economic changes affected americas urban centers its cities and well examine how questions about the National Built Environment and access to Material Resources like goods la
Americans and the Early National period encountered, commented on, and experienced urban infrastructural growth and change. In eight 1810, a young woman by the name of Margaret Van Horn dwight set out on a 500 mile journey from connecticut to the ohio territory. She is going with a few travel companions and friends. Margaret was born in 1790. She was the descendant of a prominent line of connecticut theologians and yale College President s. She grew up in an age defined by the uncertainties and the possibilities of the new nation. Yet, margarets sixweek journey west left a lot to be desired. The group stayed in dirty taverns, they encountered scores of other wagons making the journey west. They struggled to navigate their route. Especially in the mountains. If any of you have ever written a grumpy, dramatic journal entry while on a long trip, being frustrated with people youre traveling with, maybe you will empathize with margarets words. Margaret wrote, we crossed the longest hills an
Begins now. So welcome to our lecture today on the growth of cities in the early American Republic a period of american his welcome to our lecture today on the growth of cities in the early American Republic. A period of American History that i am fascinated by. I am really excited to share with all of you today. As we have already discussed in this class, we know that the early American Republic, which were roughly defining as the period between the end of the American Revolution and the election around ejection, was a period of possibilities and have problems. It was a time in American History when many of the Big Questions about what the nation would look like, who would hold power, and what kind of spaces and values would define the country remained very much in question. Last class, we talked about americans transition to capitalism. We talked about how this Economic Transformation was linked to changes in the labor market, and banking systems, in the rise of corporations. We look