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| | == Other Developments 1800-1840 == | | == Other Developments 1800-1840 == |
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| − | Bonus Bill 1817: required bonus by 2nd Bank of US to fed. govt be spent on internal improvements; Madison vetoed
| + | There were other significant developments as the United States grew immensely in population and wealth from 1800 to 1840. |
| − | Rush-Bagot Agreement 1817: U.S., Brits agree to limit armaments on Great Lakes & waterways, led to demilitarization of border
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| − | Fulton's steamboat 1807: Am. engineer constructs Clermont, a steamboat, which had a major effect on economy by 1820s
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| | Cumberland (National) Road 1811-18: 1st fed rd., from Cumberland, MD to Wheeling, now WV, with funds from sale of lands in OH | | Cumberland (National) Road 1811-18: 1st fed rd., from Cumberland, MD to Wheeling, now WV, with funds from sale of lands in OH |
| | Protective Tariff a tariff that raises money for fed. govt and protects domestic manufacturer against imports | | Protective Tariff a tariff that raises money for fed. govt and protects domestic manufacturer against imports |
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| | Lowell System 1826: first factory-based city: Lowell, Massachusetts | | Lowell System 1826: first factory-based city: Lowell, Massachusetts |
| | Reform Movements efforts to reform: civil service (post civil war), disabled (1817-51), economic (1877-94), education (1837-55) temperance (1826-1919), slavery (1820-65), experimental communities (1820s-40s) | | Reform Movements efforts to reform: civil service (post civil war), disabled (1817-51), economic (1877-94), education (1837-55) temperance (1826-1919), slavery (1820-65), experimental communities (1820s-40s) |
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| | == References == | | == References == |