Created by Mr. Steve Hauprich for acceleration and remediation of US History students
New Orleans
One of America’s great port cities, along with
New York and San Francisco, it helped to
rapidly expand the nation westward in the 1800’s.
In 1795 George Washington secured the Pinckney Treaty
with Spain…granting the USA access down the
Mississippi River to New Orleans…
and into the Gulf of Mexico
President Jefferson wanted the port city of New Orleans
so badly, he offered million$$$$$ to Napoleon Bonaparte
just for the port city alone…the rest is history!
Skeptics thought Jefferson’s Purchase Treaty was perhaps
a loose interpretation of constitutional power…
and maybe even a bad land purchase.
Jefferson sent the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore
and discover more of those river tributaries and routes
that eventually flow down to New Orleans.
It turned out that for pennies an acre the USA would have
some great lands to farm, mine, explore, and recreate.
New Orleans was where the goods were going on the flat boats,
rafts, canoes, barges, steam boats, and clipper ships…
later connected by railroads.
The Battle of New Orleans featured Andrew Jackson’s leadership
… frontiersmen… Native Americans, African Americans, French Pirates, etc…
… a diverse coalition force defeated the British in 1814-1815
New Orleans would become a great center for Jazz Music
Sports legends would emerge from New Orleans and the Louisiana Mississippi
Delta region.
Archie Manning… NFL QB
father of Peyton and Eli Manning
Keith Smart
jumper = heartache
The New Orleans Superdome is the site of
Syracuse University Basketball Team’s
greatest heartache and glory.
Hakim Warrik
Block = GLORY
The New Orleans Superdome has also hosted
9 NFL Super Bowl Games
New Orleans is located in the Mississippi River Delta region…
surrounded by water… several feet below sea level
When natural disasters like HURRICANES strike…
New Orleans is extremely vulnerable to disaster…
Duration:
Aug. 23 – 31, 2005
Hurricane Katrina with winds of 160 mph on August 29, 2005 at 0045 UTC (August 28,
Highest
175 mph (280 km/h) 7:45 PM CDT)
winds:
Total
damages (in
USD):
$10 to 25 billion (insured damage reported so
far), $20 to 100 billion (proj. — likely to be the
most expensive Atlantic hurricane of all time:
CNN reported on September 2, 2005 that
damages to New Orleans alone will exceed 100
billion)
Total
confirmed
fatalities:
1619 direct, 321 indirect, and likely more; 29,000
missing. 10,000 + estimated dead.
As the hurricane approached
landfall near New Orleans, Mayor
Ray Nagin placed the city under a
mandatory evacuation order.
Many residents remained in the
city. The vast majority of those
who stayed were reported to have
been unable to leave because
they did not have vehicles, money
for gas and other transportation.
Also, many residents were unable
to travel because they were
elderly or infirm. Federal disaster
declarations blanketed 90,000
square miles (233,000 km²) of the
United States, an area almost as
large as the United Kingdom. The
hurricane left an estimated five
million people without power, and
it may be up to two months before
all power is restored. Disaster
relief plans are in operation in the
affected areas.
New Orleans Mayor
Ray Nagin Jr.
Louisiana Governor
Kathleen Blanco
US President George W. Bush
Early in the morning of August
30, 2005 and as a direct result of
Hurricane Katrina, breaches in
three places of the levee system
on the Lake Pontchartrain side of
New Orleans caused a second
and even greater disaster. Heavy
flooding covered almost the
entire city over a sustained
period, forcing the total
evacuation of over a million
people. The city was now
uninhabitable, due to 80% of its
area being below sea level
meaning that the water had
nowhere to go.
On September 3, 2005 US
Homeland Security Secretary
Michael Chertoff described the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as
"probably the worst catastrophe,
or set of catastrophes" in the
country's history, referring to the
Hurricane itself plus the flooding
of New Orleans.
How American leaders and citizens respond to the crisis,
and plan to prevent a recurrence of this tragedy…
is one way we will measure our unity as a nation.
___1. Which situation best illustrates the constitutional principle
of federalism?
1 Congress listens to the President's State of the Union Address.
2 A congressional committee "kills" a bill by majority vote.
3 The House of Representatives votes to impeach the President.
4 Governors ask the National Government for more financial aid
for their states.
___2. The writers of the United States Constitution created a federal form of
government primarily to
(1) limit the powers of the Senate
(2) develop a criminal justice system
(3) provide for civilian control over the military
(4) divide power between levels of government
Speaker A: A leader is not ultimately responsible to the people but to God, from whom the leader
derives the right to govern.
Speaker B: Each citizen is entitled to a voice in government. Therefore, government should be
run by those representatives elected directly by the citizens so that the will of
the citizens is expressed.
Speaker C: History has taught us that the concentration of political power leads to the abuse of
that power, Therefore, power should be divided among national, state,
and local governments.
Speaker D: Life is a struggle. Those who seize and maintain political power represent the strongest
and most competent of that society and earn the right to govern.
___3. The principle of federalism contained in the Constitution of the United
States is most consistent with the ideas of Speaker
(1) A
(3) C
(2) B
(4) D
__4. Which power is shared by the federal government, Louisiana state government,
and the City of New Orleans government?
(1) enacting immigration laws
(2) levying taxes
(3) granting patents and copyrights
(4) issuing passports
__5. Which power is shared by the federal government, Louisiana state government,
and the City of New Orleans government?
(1) law enforcement
(2) treaty negotiation
(3) admission of new states
(4) naturalization of US citizens
___6. Which geographical advantage did the United States gain with
the Louisiana Purchase?
1 a Mississippi River port on the Gulf of Mexico
2 access to southern ports on the Pacific Ocean
3 control of land west of the Rocky Mountains
4 more natural harbors on the Atlantic Ocean
___7. Which city is paired with the geographical feature that directly
contributed to its growth?
1 San Francisco – Rocky Mountains
2 New Orleans – Mississippi River
3 Pittsburgh – Hudson River
4 Cleveland – Atlantic Coastal Plain
__8. With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, President Thomas Jefferson
demonstrated that he had modified his view of the
1 need for high protective tariffs
2 ability of the masses to participate in government
3 benefits of an agricultural society
4 Strict interpretation of the Constitution
__9. What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?
1 It doubled the size of the nation.
2 It enabled the United States to use the port of San Francisco.
3 It brought Texas into the Union.
4 It created an alliance between the United States and Great Britain.
___10. The Louisiana Purchase had great geographic significance
for the United States because it
(1) reduced British control of North America
(2) focused the United States on westward expansion
(3) extended United States control over Mexico
(4) decreased tensions with Native American Indians
___11. When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory
from France, he demonstrated that he had modified his belief that
(1) the Constitution should be strictly interpreted
(2) the federal government should limit individual rights
(3) adding territory would lead to regional rivalries
(4) commercial development was the main goal of the federal government
___12. As the United States acquired more land between 1803 and 1850,
controversy over these territories focused on the
(1) need for schools and colleges
(2) failure to conserve natural resources
(3) expansion of slavery
(4) construction of transcontinental railroads
___13. The term Manifest Destiny was first used to support
(1) independence from Great Britain
(2) westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean
(3) efforts to stop secession of Southern states
(4) laws restricting labor union activity
___14. During the first half of the 19th century, the construction of canals
and roads led to the
(1) expansion of trade between midwestern farmers and
eastern merchants
(2) growth of plantation agriculture in Texas and New Mexico
(3) severe economic decline of the South
(4) bankruptcy of several railroad companies in the Mississippi Valley
___15. Which term did Americans use in the 1840s to describe the idea
that the United States should possess the entire continent?
(1) containment
(2) globalization
(3) Manifest Destiny
(4) popular sovereignty
___16. The invention of the steel plow, the passage of the Homestead Act,
and the completion of the transcontinental railroad all contributed to the
1 development of the Great Plains
2 growth of the plantation system of agriculture
3 extension of slavery into the western territories
4 gold rushes in California and Nevada
___17. The main purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to
1 encourage settlement of public lands in the West
2 provide land for building a transcontinental railroad
3 raise revenue for the Federal Government
4 maintain a balance between slave states and free states
___18. The main reason for the passage of the Homestead Act in 1862
was to provide for
1 farms on the Great Plains
2 national parks
3 irrigation of desert lands
4 reservations for Native American Indians
__19. What is the best title for this series of maps?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Industrialization of the United States
Sectional Conflicts in the United States
Transportation Revolution in the United States
Shifting Frontier of the United States