Revolution of 1800

Examples of Revolution of 1800 in the following topics:

• The Republican Alternative

  • Instead, this group of republicans expressed admiration of the French Revolution, defended states' rights ideologies as articulated by the Anti-Federalists, and extolled yeoman farmer agriculture as the backbone of the American economy rather than commerce or manufacturing.
  • After 1800, the party dominated Congress and most state governments outside New England.
  • For example, Jefferson and Democratic-Republicans wanted to maintain the 1777 alliance with France because they sympathized with the French Revolution.
  • The presidential election of 1800, sometimes referred to as the Revolution of 1800 resulted in the demise of the Federalists as the dominant party and the election of Jefferson to the presidency.
  • Despite the partisan polarization that occurred in the election of 1800, Jefferson's early presidency embodied both Federalist and Democratic-Republican policies that facilitated a peaceful transition of power in this otherwise volatile political period.

• The Republican Victory

  • The election of 1800 marked a peaceful transition of power from Federalists to Democratic-Republicans.
  • In the presidential election of 1800, Adams and his fellow Federalist candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, challenged the Republican duo of Jefferson and Burr.
  • The 1800 election campaign was characterized by slander and personal attacks on both sides.
  • Federalists spread rumors that the Republicans were radicals who would ruin the country (based on the Republican support for the French Revolution).
  • Despite the partisan polarization that occurred in the election of 1800, Jefferson's early presidency embodied both Federalist and Democratic-Republican policies that facilitated a stable transition of power in this otherwise volatile political period .

• The Election of 1800 and the Federalist Legacy

  • The presidential election of 1800 represented the first peaceful transfer of power between political parties in U.S. history.
  • In the presidential election of 1800, incumbent President John Adams and his fellow Federalist candidate, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, challenged the Republican duo of incumbent Vice President Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
  • The 1800 election campaign was characterized by slander and personal attacks on both sides.
  • Federalists spread rumors that the Democratic-Republicans were radicals who would ruin the country (based on the Democratic-Republican support for the French Revolution).
  • This was the first peaceful transfer of political power in the history of the republic, and Democratic-Republicans hailed Jefferson's victory as the "Revolution of 1800."

• A Communications Revolution

  • The United States experienced a communication revolution in in the early 1800s, during which the penny press and the electrical telegraph emerged.
  • Advances in forms of communications greatly expanded in the United States during the early 1800s.
  • The penny press and the electrical telegraph were among the innovations that emerged during this communications revolution.
  • In the early 1800s, newspapers were largely meant for the elite.
  • In May of 1844, Morse made the first public demonstration of his telegraph, sending the famous message, "What hath God wrought?"

• Gabriel's Rebellion

  • During the summer of 1800 in Richmond, Virginia, Gabriel Prosser, an enslaved literate blacksmith, planned a revolt that would come to be known as "Gabriel's Rebellion."
  • Gabriel's uprising was notable not because of its results—the rebellion was quelled before it could begin—but because it demonstrated the potential for mass resistance and revolution.
  • In 1800, nearly 40 percent of the total population of Virginia were slaves, concentrated on plantations in the Tidewater area and west of Richmond.
  • This ratio made white slave owners in the region particularly fearful of revolts such as the Haitian Revolution that began in the 1790s.
  • The French and Haitian Revolutions had encouraged the emigration of many slave-owning whites and free people of color to the American South.

• Early Opposition to Slavery

  • Gabriel planned the revolt during the spring and summer of 1800.
  • On August 30, 1800, Gabriel intended to lead slaves into Richmond, but the rebellion was postponed because of rain.
  • In Virginia in 1800, 39.2% of the total population were slaves, concentrated on plantations in the Tidewater area and west of Richmond.
  • They were uneasy as well about the violent aftermath of the French Revolution and the uprising of slaves in the 1790s in Saint Domingue.
  • Whites and free people of color, some of whom were also slaveholders, emigrated as refugees to the U.S. during the years of upheaval, now known as the Haitian Revolution.

• The Industrial Revolution

  • The Industrial Revolution, which reached the United States by the 1800s, strongly influenced social and economic conditions.
  • Between 1800 and 1820, additional industrial tools emerged that rapidly increased the quality and efficiency of manufacturing.
  • In the first two decades of the 1800s, the development of all-metal machine tools and interchangeable parts facilitated the manufacture of new production machines for many industries.
  • The communications revolution that began in this period served to connect communities and transform business.
  • The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in history.

• Industrial Societies: The Birth of the Machine

  • Examples of the technological innovation of the Industrial Revolution include the invention of steam and coal engines.
  • The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of daily life was influenced in some way.
  • In the two centuries following 1800, the world's average per capita income increased more than tenfold, while the world's population increased over sixfold.
  • The First Industrial Revolution, which began in the 18th century, merged into the Second Industrial Revolution around 1850, when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered ships, railways, and later in the 19th century with the internal combustion engine and electrical power generation.
  • The period of time covered by the Industrial Revolution varies with different historians.

• Political Parties from 1800–1824

  • Rising out of the Federalist v.
  • The Federalists were dominant until 1800, and the Republicans were dominant after 1800.
  • Perhaps even more important was foreign policy, where the Federalists favored Britain because of its political stability and its close ties to American trade, while the Republicans admired the French and the French Revolution.
  • The Jay Treaty of 1794 marked the decisive mobilization of the two parties and their supporters in every state.
  • Federalist poster about 1800.

• Romanticism

  • Romanticism, fueled by the French Revolution, was a reaction to the scientific rationalism and classicism of the Age of Enlightenment.
  • In most areas the movement was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 CE to 1840 CE.
  • Though influenced by other artistic and intellectual movements, the ideologies and events of the French Revolution created the primary context from which both Romanticism and the Counter-Enlightenment emerged.
  • Upholding the ideals of the Revolution, Romanticism was a revolt against the aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and also a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature.
  • The Industrial Revolution also had an influence on Romanticism, which was in part an escape from modern realities of population growth, urban sprawl, and industrialism.