Louisiana Purchase Nationalism

The Louisiana Purchase was a huge contribution to nationalism.It doubled the size of the United States which increased the sense of pride in every American. Gaining this vast amount of land also gave people more territory to move to, settle, farm, or industrialize. This led to Americans feeling as if they had gained a larger sense of freedom. Citizens of the United States now had an opportunity to explore new land, and start a new life. The Louisiana Purchase led to an increase in agriculture, trade and exploration. Additionally, permission was granted to travel along the Mississippi River. Dependency on Spain for trade and commerce could be terminated and disagreements and conflicts with French were finally settled. The Louisiana Purchase

The embargo forced the United States to produce their own goods which required them to become less dependent on England and France, which in turn kept the peace between the two nations without giving in to their demands. Standing up to England and France amplified America's prestige on the world stage because it showed the rest of the world that America wasn’t afraid to stand up for itself and gave America more confidence. Instead of the embargo hurting the British and French economies, proving to them that they needed America to survive, which was what Jefferson originally intended, it ended up hurting the American economy long before Britain or French felt the impact. Although, the embargo failed in the end, the amount of nationalism created along the way was significantly empowering to the American

In 1791, Samuel Slater established first textile mill in Rhode Island. Textile factories emerged slowly, but then became extremely more common from 1807 to 1814. After the Treaty of Ghent, 150 out of 151 mills close in Rhode Island. The Tariff of 1816 was then implemented in 1816 to protect textiles. In 1793 Eli Whitney patents the Cotton Gin, a device for removing seeds from cotton. This leads to the increase of the cotton industry in deep south and it also causes a renewed commitment to slavery. In 1798, interchangeable parts are introduced and a contract with the United States government is created for gun manufacturing. The Erie Canal also impacts America and increases nationalism in the states. Because of the Erie Canal, towns and cities began emerging on the canal. This transforms the Trans-Allegheny west into a center of commercial agriculture. The manufacturing of new inventions and improvements in transportation including roads, canals, steamships, and railroads, leads to the development of the United States economy becoming a national market economy which causes an increased sense of nationalism in the American people because they become more united and therefore, took another step into forming a totally unified