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North Carolina:“The Rip Van Winkle State”
North Carolina Fell Behind the Rest of the Nation in:AgricultureTransportationManufacturingEducation
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
“Why depart from the good old ways which has kept us in quiet peace and harmony? Why leave the road of experience, which has satisfied all, and made all happy.”
NC Senator 1820Nathaniel Macon
Do you agree or disagree with a statement like this?
What Caused North Carolina to be Lagging Behind in the Early
1800’s? Rivers in most of the state were
not suitable for navigation. More than 1/3 of the state could
not read. UNC was graduating less than 100
per year Coastal geography was not
suitable for navigation. There was one cotton mill in the
state. Mountain region was almost
completely isolated. New Bern was the largest city
with only 3500 citizens, including slaves.
Eastern county slave owners controlled the General Assembly.
A Program for Reform!
Archibald Murphey, state senator from
Orange County, believed that state government
should take an active role to solve society’s problems and safeguard its citizens.
Rewrite the 1776 NC Constitution that gave each county the same number of senators and representatives. Base Representation on population
Make coastal inlets deeper Connect western rivers with canals to
the Cape Fear River New roads created in the Mountains
and Piedmont Free Public Schools Which of the above do you think is the
most important?
Murphey’s Plan for Change
David Swain Is Elected As Governor to Bring Reform!
Born in Beaverdam Valley north of Asheville
Pushed many of Murphey’s ideas
Believed taxes should be higher to make improvements
Elected from Whig Party that had been formed to oppose Andrew Jackson and the Democrats who were against additional taxes of any kind.
Are tax increases always a bad thing?
Governor David L. Swain
1832-1835
Buncombe County
Changes in NC Religion: “The Great Revival”
Baptists and Methodists begin to have outdoor evangelistic meetings called Camp Meetings. Based on the depiction below, what were these religious meetings like?
The Baptists and Methodists taught democratic ideas and the value of self-concept.
Methodism urged members to be anti-slavery. Presbyterians, though not as supportive of the Great Revival,
competed with the Methodists and Baptists. The Presbyterians emphasized education to improve the lives of North Carolinians.
Three Colleges Founded Wake Forest-1834, Baptist (Wake County near
Raleigh, moved to Winston-Salem in 1950’s) Davidson-1836, Presbyterian (Mecklenburg
County Trinity-1837, Methodist (Randolph County,
later moved to Durham and renamed Duke family,tobacco industrialist)
How Would the Great Revival Help Bring Change and Reform to NC?
DAVIDSON COLLEGE
Davidson, North Carolina
Early Photograph at Davidson College in Mecklenburg County
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Trinity College
Randolph County Before the Duke Gift to the College and Its
Move to Durham
1891
A New Road for the Mountains:The Buncombe Turnpike
The Road followed the French Broad River.
Livestock was driven along the road eventually reaching Charleston, SC.
The road passed through present downtown Asheville.
Gold Brings Change to North Carolina
1799- Teenager Conrad Reed finds a 17 pound gold nugget in Cabarrus County near Charlotte.
North Carolina will lead the nation in gold production until the California Gold Rush in 1849.
The Betchtler Mint in Rutherfordton produced gold jewelry and coins worth $3.6 million between 1831-1857.
Little Meadow Creek Where Reed Found
Gold
More Reform for North Carolina
Free Public Schools are Opened in 1839.
The Dorthea Dix Hospital for the mentally ill is opened in Raleigh.
Another state hospital for the mentally ill is opened at Morganton ( Now Broughton Hospital).
North Carolina School for the Blind is opened in Raleigh.
North Carolina School for the Deaf is opened at Morganton in Burke County.
Dorthea Dix
Typical Early School Building
James Monroe(1817-1825, Democratic-
Republican)The Era of Good Feelings
Born 1758, Charlottesville, Virginia
Wounded at the Battle of Trenton,1776
Proclaimed “Monroe Doctrine”-Foreign nations should stay out of the Western Hemisphere.
Missouri Compromise: Missouri Slave/Maine/Free
States Admitted: Mississippi 1817, Illinois 1818,Alabama 1819, Maine 1820, Missouri 1821
John Quincy Adams(1825-1829)Democrat-
Republican Born at Braintree,
Mass. July 11, 1767 Ancestry: English Married Louisa
Johnson Children:2 sons, 1
daughter Religion: Unitarian No States Admitted John Quincy Adams Photograph
Taken After Presidency-1st Photo of Any President
Andrew Jackson-Democrat(1829-1837) “Old Hickory” Born in Waxhaws, SC? NC? Married: Rachel Donelson Robards Ancestry: Scots Irish Children: 1 adopted son Religion: Presbyterian Home: Hermitage Plantation, Nashville,
Tenn. Indian Removal Act “Trail of Tears’ Texas declares Independence from Mexico Siege of the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas Whig Party formed to oppose Jackson Samuel Morse invented the telegraph States Admitted: Arkansas 1836, Michigan 1837
William Henry Harrison-Whig(1841-1841)
Born Charles County, Va. Feb. 9, 1773
Ancestry: English Wife:Anna Suymmes Religion: Episcopalian Harrison dies after
serving one month.
John Tyler-Whig(1841-1845)
Born in Charles County, Va. 3/29 1790
Wives: 1st-Letitia Christian, 2nd-Julia Gardiner
Children:1st wife-3 sons, 4 daughters,2nd-wife-5 sons, 2 daughters=14 children
Religion: Episcopalian States Admitted: Florida
James Knox Polk- Democrat(1845-1849)
Born: Mecklenburg County, NC 11/2 1795
Ancestry: Scots Irish Wife: Sarah Childress Graduate: UNC-Chapel Hill Children: None Religion: Presbyterian Home: Nashville, Tennessee Gold discovered in California Mexican War ( Gain California
and Southwest) Gain Oregon Country from
British Brigham Young Moves Mormons
to Utah States Admitted: Texas, Iowa,
Wisconsin Polk Birthplace
1 mile from Carowinds
Local History Notes (1820-1850)
Dr. Elisha Mitchell, UNC professor, begins to explore the Black Mountains in Yancey County. By 1857, he determines that the Black Dome( now Mount Mitchell) is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River.
Early Picture of Eagle HotelBiltmore Avenue, Asheville
Located Across from Present Double-Decker Bus Coffee Shop
Born near Jonesboro, Tennessee (still a part of NC then in 1786) Married Elizabeth Patton, a native of
Buncombe County (Swannanoa Valley) in 1815
Lived near the present site of Buncombe Community School in Swannanoa
Celebrated Indian Fighter, guide, trailblazer, and US Congressman
Killed defending the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas against Mexican troops in 1836
Special Local History Note from Early 1800’s
Davey Crockett