History of the United States
Chapter 4: Lesson 2 Part 2, (p. 143-147)
A. Expansion and Conflict
1. In the beginning the US stretched from The Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River.
2. 1803- President Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France a. Land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains b. Many Americans believed in Manifest Destiny c. Expansion brought suffering to Native Americans and the
Spanish
Westward Expansion
Use the Map on 144 to fill in the chart, put them in the correct order by date.
Acquire- To buy or obtain. (This is not in the book, define it with them)
Land Acquisition Year Land Acquired How was land
Acquired
Louisiana Purchase 1803 Mississippi to Rocky
Mts
British Cession 1818 Minnesota
Purchased From
France
Purchase from Britain
Texas Annexation 1845 Texas
Oregon Territory 1846 Oregon, Washington,
Idaho
Annexed
Purchased From
Britain
Mexican Cession 1848 CA, NV, CO, NM, AZ,
UT
Mexican -American
War
Gadsden Purchase 1853 Arizona Purchased From
Mexico

3. The Civil War a. The North and the South developed differently b. South= rural, agricultural and depended on slaves c. North= building more industries d. 1861= 11 States seceded from the United States e. North’s victory united the country f. African American freed from slavery
Term
Manifest
Destiny
Secede
Agriculture
Industry
Annexed
4. Economic and Social Change a. As the US grew and changed, so did the economy i. For much of its history, most Americans were farmers ii. 1800s- Many Americans dreamed of moving west iii. People settle on the Great Plains when the gov made the land free b. US changes after the Civil War i. Slavery ended but laws passed that took away the rights of African American ii. African American moved from to South to other parts of the country
Definition

c. The Great Migration i. Relocation of people from the South to the North ii. Machines began to replace done by people on farms iii. 1900- Millions left rural areas to move to the cities. iv. People from Europe, Asia and Latin America migrated looking for a better life