![]() ![]() The city’s industrial growth and residential landscape were in transition phases during this time as specialized manufacturing districts took shape and native-born and immigrant populations with more modest incomes stayed in the City’s core, while wealthier people moved to the emerging suburban neighborhoods (Laurie, Working People of Philadelphia, 1800-1850). ![]() On the other hand, some of the social attitudes and economic conditions in Philadelphia that had developed independently had international dimensions. ![]() Of course, since moving goods internationally through water transport was the only option, unlike today, these interruptions take on a deeper meaning (Dorwart, Shipbuilding and Shipyards). The rise in hostilities between the United States and Great Britain affected these activities, in part due to the 1807 embargo and the 1809 Non-Intercourse Act which followed (Weigley, Philadelphia: A 300 Year History). ![]() On the one hand, diplomatic relationships with other countries affected American coastal and international shipping and trading activities, much of which was centered in and around Philadelphia. The first decades of the 1800s show us major features of Philadelphia’s global connections. A look at the lives of three individuals whose lives were affected by the War - Thomas Cope, Joshua Humphreys, and Joel Barlow Sutherland - give us new insights into the history of Philadelphia during this period that may surprise us and our students.īeyond the historical details, their activities enable us to ask questions about how war has involved modern Philadelphians and the city as well. Philadelphia continued in its role as a major city in the new United States after the Revolution and its international connections deepened during the era of the War of 1812 (Campbell, War-of-1812). *This blog is the fourth in a series by Sarah Sharp, Global Educator for World Heritage Philadelphia. ![]()
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