January 30, 2015
Today we will:
1.Complete the Westward Expansion
review sheet
2.Review the chps. 6 and 7
3.Review for the quiz Monday
4.If we have time we will finish up with
planning your trip.
HW: Study for the Westward
Expansion quiz Monday.
What do
you think
about
this????
NORTH CAROLINA 1789-1850)
The Reed family found the first gold in
NC
Founded in 1789, the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill is the oldest public
university in the United States.
In 1792 Raleigh was named the
permanent capital of NC
How did the farmers create a problem
that caused the rivers to flood and the
sounds to become shallower?
The farmers created a problem that caused
the rivers to flood and the sounds to
become shallower by over using their land.
The topsoil eroded and when it rained soil
washed into the streams. Gradually this
sediment moved to the sounds and made
them even shallower and harder to travel.
What economic condition occurred after
the war that created debt for the
farmers?
After the war, in 1819, an economic
recession caused the state to go into
debt. Land values fell and many farmers
went into debt .
Most of the people in the state followed
Nathaniel Macon and his beliefs about
government. What did they believe about
the involvement of government?
Nathaniel Macon believed that the
problems could be solved without the
government getting involved.
What was happening with many people
who were born in NC?
Many of the people of North Carolina
were leaving the state to go to states
that were more prosperous. This is
called emigration and had a negative
impact on the progress of the state.
Select 2 words to describe the state
after the Revolutionary War? Explain
why you chose those words?
~Backwards
~Not progressive
~Stagnant
~Uneducated
~Poor
Who was the leader of the men who
wanted to make “internal
improvements” in NC after the war?
Archibald Murphey led the group of
men who pushed for internal
improvements and public education.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS OF ARCHIBALD MURPHEY
SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
SOLUTIONS
OUTCOME
Internal Issues
~poor
transportation
~clogged sounds
~unnavigable
rivers
-build canals
-dredge canals
-dredge rocks out of
the Catawba and
Yadkin Rivers
Funding was slow and
because of a recession
money was spent on
smaller projects. There
was little money to impact
transportation.
Education
~poor schools
~not enough
teachers
~not enough
schools
-taxes would pay
teachers
-students pay
according to family
income
-building of
“common schools”
A Literary fund was
started but never grew
because the state was so
poor. The state also kept
borrowing money from the
fund.
How was sectionalism still an issue in
the state in 1830?
Sectionalism was still a problem in NC in
1830. The east wanted to retain its control
of the state legislature and keep
representation to the number of counties
in a region and not population. The 1830
census showed that the west had more
people. Westerners began to push for
more equal representation.
North Carolina:1800s
“The Rip Van Winkle State”
Rip Van Winkle
was a character in a
poem by Washington
Irving. In it a man fell
asleep for 20 years.
When he woke up
everything had
changed around him.
Why was NC called the “Rip Van Winkle” state
It seemed that the state was asleep compared to the other states
that surrounded it.
Isolation
~Lack of good roads and ways to communicate
~People lived far apart
~Few towns and little trade
~Feeling of individualism (concerned only with
their needs; didn’t want government
interference
Education ~Approximately 1/3 to 1/2 of the people in NC
were illiterate ( could not read or write)
~Children were needed on the farms
~By 1800 NC had no public schools
~Schools were primarily for the wealthy and
white males
Why was NC called the “Rip Van Winkle” state
Economy
Emigration
~Primarily an agricultural state relying on
one crop-cotton
~Little industry, limited commerce and
inadequate banking
~Farmers depleted the land of fertility
~Farmers could not transport their goods
~Between 1815-1850 1/3 of the population left
and emigrated to other states
~About 200, 000 people left
~1850; 31% of all native North Carolinians
were residents in other states
Why was NC called the “Rip Van Winkle” state
Government
~East controlled all branches of the state
government
~Most of the population was in the West
~Wealthy wanted to keep a control of the
government
~Property, not people, controlled the
government
Review of Problems Faced in NC
during the early 1800s
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Isolation
Education
Economy
Poor Farm Conditions
Transportation and Communication
Migration to Other States
Undemocratic Form of Government
Many North Carolinians did not like being
called the “Rip Van Winkle” state. Why
do you think they took offense at this
title? What did this imply about the
character of the state and its people?
Constitution of 1835: Steps Forward and Back
ISSUE
Before Convention After Convention
Representation -based on wealth,
not population
-every county would have at
least 1 rep and more
populous counties would
have additional
-Senate determined by wealth
Election of
Governor
-Legislature chose -Voter directly elected him
him
Suffrage
-Men over 21
could vote,
including free
blacks
-Right to vote taken from free
black men and Native
Americans
Requirements
to Hold
Political office
-Only white male
Protestants were
allowed to hold
office
-Catholics could hold office
but denied Jews and atheists
right to hold office
Which section of North Carolina liked the new
rules regarding representation in the house?
Which section of North Carolina liked the new
rules regarding representation in the senate?
In what way did the Native North Carolina
constitution become more democratic after
1835?
How was it less democratic?