Vital information for your everyday life Cultural Nationalism

Vital information for your everyday life

Cultural Nationalism p Education The “Virtuous Citizen” p An American form of English § Noah Webster

Cultural Nationalism p 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”

2004 Election Headlines Outreach effort and moral values theme pays off for Bush with Hispanics -- Nov. 3, 2004 FOX [ News] Election Reinforces USA’s Religious Schism -- Nov. 4, 2004 USA [ Today] 'It's a Victory for People Like Us' Bush Emphasis on Values Drew Ohio Evangelicals -- Nov. 5, 2004 Washington [ Post]

2004 Election Poll Data Which One Issue Mattered Most in Deciding How You Voted for President? (Check only one) Kerry Bush Nader Taxes 43% 57% 0% Education 73% 26% -- Iraq 73% 26% 0% Terrorism 14% 86% 0% Economy/Jobs 80% 18% 0% Moral Values 18% 80% 1% Health Care 77% 23% -- Percentage of Electorate: 5 Percentage of Electorate: 4 Percentage of Electorate: 15 Percentage of Electorate: 19 Percentage of Electorate: 20 Percentage of Electorate: 22 Percentage of Electorate: 8

2004 Election Poll Data Attend Religious Services Kerry Bush Nader More Than Once a Week 35% 64% 1% Once a Week 41% 58% 0% A Few Times a Month 49% 50% -- A Few Times a Year 54% 45% 0% Never 62% 36% 1% Percentage of Electorate: 16 Percentage of Electorate: 26 Percentage of Electorate: 14 Percentage of Electorate: 28 Percentage of Electorate: 15

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 p Encourage Creativity & Inventiveness. p Create a Transportation Infrastructure. p 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, 1820 s

Yankee Clipper Ships

Robert Fulton & the Steamboat The Clermont

Erie Canal System

The Erie Canal, 1820 s