Cultural Nationalism
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Education  The “Virtuous
Citizen”
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An American form of English
 Noah Webster
Cultural Nationalism
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A well-defined American literature
 Washington Irving
The Sketch Book, 1819-20
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
Cultural Nationalism
Religious Movements:
 Deism
 Second “Great Awakening”
The Second “Great Awakening:”
Revivalist Meeting
Charles G. Finney
“soul-shaking”
conversion
The ranges of tents,
the fires, reflecting
light…; the candles and
lamps illuminating the
encampment; hundreds
moving to and fro…;the
preaching, praying,
singing, and shouting,…
like the sound of many
waters, was enough to
swallow up all the
powers of
contemplation.
The “Benevolent Empire”
“Burned-Over” District
in Upstate New York
American Bible Society
Founded in 1816
Economic Nationalism
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Encourage Creativity &
Inventiveness.
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Create a Transportation
Infrastructure.
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Create a Pro-Business
Atmosphere.
Jefferson’s Vision
of America
Role of
Govt.
Hamilton’s Vision
of America
Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin, 1791
Actually invented
by a slave!
Whitney’s Gun Factory
Interchangeable Parts Rifle
First Turnpike
Lancaster, PA (1790)
By 1832, nearly 2400 mi. of road connected
most major cities.
Cumberland
“National Road,” 1811
Conestoga Covered Wagons
Conestoga Trail, 1820s
Yankee Clipper Ships
Robert Fulton & the
Steamboat
The Clermont
Erie Canal System
The Erie Canal, 1820s