Louisiana
Purchase
 Lewis and Clark
 Corps of Discovery
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Louisiana Purchase
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Lewis and Clark
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President Thomas Jefferson purchased a large
amount of land from France to further expand the
United States.
Two explorers who led an expedition to explore the
new land purchased through the Louisiana Purchase
Corps of Discovery
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The team of people that helped Lewis and Clark
explore the land from the Louisiana Purchase.
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In the 1800’s many people were settling in the
southeast.
This land belonged to the Cherokee Native
Americans
This caused many conflicts over the land.
President Andrew Jackson had to figure out a
way to solve this issue.
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President Andrew Jackson singed the Indian
Removal Act (a law) that made the Cherokee move
to “Indian Territory”
This “Indian Territory” was in present day
Oklahoma.
The Cherokee were forced to walk from the
Southeast to Oklahoma (over 800 miles!!!)
This journey became known as “The Trail of
Tears”
Stop and discuss: Why would they call the journey
“The Trail of Tears”?
The Cherokee population was over 20,000 people. The
Indian Removal Act also affected other tribes of native
Americans such as Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and
Seminole tribes. These tribes were eventually forced to move
from their land as well. Over 80,000 people were forced to
move due to the Indian Removal Act.
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Mexico was in control of most of the southwest
such as Texas.
Few people lived in Texas so Mexico
encouraged Americans to come settle in the
land.
What do you think happened when more
Americans begin to settle?!?!?
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The Mexican American War
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General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the
leader of Mexico and he sent troops to Texas to
enforce Mexican Laws.
The American settlers formed an army and defeated
the Mexican troops.
Texas was added as a state in 1845.
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There was still a problem after Texas was declared
a state , simply because Texas and Mexico were so
close to each other
The US and Mexican Armies debated and fought
over the placement of the border of Texas
Eventually the Mexican Government agreed to sale
the Mexican Cession (see map ). America also
bought the Gadsden Purchase. This added LOTS
of land to the US.
People begin to travel west in search of the
resources and opportunities the land had to offer.
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Transportation
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Canals – human-made-water ways that connect
bodies of water. This allowed for more safe and
faster travels to western lands. What major canals
does page 104 discuss?
Steam Engine- 1807 Robert Fulton used a steam
engine to power a boat. Steam engines were used in
locomotives as well (trains). This made travel faster
and cheaper.
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Jobs
People begin to work more in factories and less at
home.
 1793 the first textile mill, a place where fiber for cloth
is made, opened in Rhode Island. Eli Whitney also
invented the cotton gin in 1793.
 1837 Samuel F.B Morse invented the telegraph which
created a way to communicate faster.
 What other inventions helped to make peoples lives
easier during the Industrial Revolution?
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How did America’s expansion affect people?
How did America’s expansion affect jobs and
inventions?
In your opinion, was the idea of Manifest
Destiny positive or negative?