New Frontiers, New Markets
History 103
Oct. 26, 1998
Trans-Appalachian Expansion
- Land Ordinance of 1785
- Northwest Ordinance (1787)
- New states
- Kentucky (1792)
- Tennessee (1796)
- Ohio (1803)
- Yazoo Land Fraud
Frontier Conflict
- Tecumseh and resurgence of Native American resistance
- Battle of Tippecanoe (1811), Tecumseh’s death (1813)
- Creek War (1813-14)
- More new states
- Louisiana (1812)
- Indiana (1816)
- Mississippi (1817)
- Illinois (1818)
- Alabama (1819)
Transportation Revolution
- Market access
- Roads and turnpikes
- Steamboats
- Canals
- Railroads
The Communication Revolution
- Postal system
- Newspapers
- Telegraph
Social Transformation
- Mobility and migration
- Economic growth
- Wealth concentration
- Gender and ideology of separate spheres