Chapter 9 Notes
A)Thomas Jefferson
B)Westward Expansion
C)Troubles with Great Britain
– The War of 1812
Thomas Jefferson
The Election of 1800
- The Democratic Republicans wanted
_Thomas Jefferson__for President and _Aaron
Burr__ for Vice President
- Problem – Jefferson and Burr __Tied____ for
1st and 2nd
Election Map
Who Will Break the Tie???
• The Constitution states that the House of
Representatives must vote to decide
• They voted 35 times
• Thomas Jefferson finally wins (3rd President)
A little bit about Thomas Jefferson
- Many talents and achievements (lawyer,
architect, inventor, violinist, scientist,
equestrian, farmer, & president)
Jefferson’s Philosophy
- promoted a common way of life and a farming
society
Thomas Jefferson Video
What future states came from the land acquired in the
Louisiana Purchase? Make sure to include the future
state even if only part of it in the purchase.
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Montana
North Dakota
Wyoming
South Dakota
Minnesota
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
One of Jefferson’s Greatest
Accomplishments - The Louisiana Purchase
- ___Napoleon___ was
the Political and Military
leader of France at the
time
The Louisiana Purchase
• France owned lots of land in _North America___
after Spain signed a treaty returning land back
after the American Revolution
The Louisiana Purchase
• Napoleon needed funds for his _wars____ in
Europe
• Thomas Jefferson offered to buy the
__Louisiana Territory______
• (land from the ___Mississippi____ River to the
__Rocky___ Mountains) from Napoleon – but
really only wanted ____New Orleans__
The Louisiana Purchase
• April 30, 1803 the
purchase was
__approved_____
• _15_ million dollars –
• _3_ cents per acre –
considered one of the
greatest real estate
bargains ever
• __Doubled_______ the
size of the U.S.
The Louisiana Purchase
• The land Jefferson had
bought was
___new___, wild, and
__unexplored__
• Who will _explore____,
__map___, and
_discover_____ this
new land????????????
• The __Lewis and
Clark_____ Expedition
begins
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
• The Lewis & Clark Expedition
also known as the _Corps of
discovery_ (1804-1806)
• __Meriwether __ Lewis &
_William____ Clark
Other Names on the Expedition
•__Sacagawea____ –
Shoshone Indian who helped
guide the expedition
•__York_____ – Clark’s black
servant – the only African
American on the Expedition
•__Sgt. Floyd__ – the only
member to die on the
Expedition – buried on the
Missouri River outside of
Sioux City – Floyd’s Bluff
4 Goals of the Expedition
1. Map and describe the
New Territory
2. Find if there is a water
route across the
country (Missouri
River)
3. Conduct Experiments
4. Establish good
relations with different
Native American tribes
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
•The expedition took over
__2__ years
• they traveled over _8,000_
miles
• they discovered __122____
animals that were new to
science
• And they opened the door
to __Westward
Expansion_______
Goodbye to Mr. Jefferson - Hello to Mr.
Madison
The Election of 1808
• Democratic-Republican _James Madison____
defeats _Federalist____ Charles Pinckney to
become the United States _4__th president
Madison faced many problems right
away as president
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2.
__France_______ and _Great
Britain____ were at war and
trade was stopped because of
the __Embargo_ Act – an
__embargo_____ prohibits
trade with another country
American sailors on merchant
ships were being kidnapped and
forced to work on British ships –
the practice of forcing someone
in the navy is called
__Impressments______
3. The British were giving support to
__Native Americans_____ to attack
Americans moving __Westward____
• ___Tecumseh____ – Native
American Chief formed an alliance
with the British who were supplying
them with guns
4. People in the Western US start to
demand for _war__ on G.B. and also
want them out of _Canada________
– these people were called
_Warhawks___
The War of 1812 Begins
Phase 1 of the War of 1812
• Great Britain does not put much __effort_into fighting
until they defeat _French_____
• They do send their Navy to __blockade____ the
American coast – nothing comes __in__ nothing gets
___out_____
• In 1813 France is defeated – The war comes to
____America________________
Phase 2 of the War of 1812
• Great Britain sends __their full forces to
America_
• Washington D.C. – James Madison president –
the __presidents mansion__ and the
__capital____ are both burnt down
• Luckily a ___thunderstorm_______ saved
most of the city that night
The burning of D.C.
Three Major Events of the War of 1812
1.The Battle at Fort McHenry-___Baltimore__, Maryland
– September 13-14, 1814
• British bombarded the American fort all __day and
night__ but were not able to take it
• While being held captive by the British, __Francis Scott
Key_ wrote a __poem___ about what he witnessed –
He called it __The Star Spangled Banner_
• The poem was very popular and later put to
____music___
• Became our _National Anthem_____ on March 3, 1931
• Our National Anthem
Three Major Events of the War of 1812
2.The Treaty of Ghent is signed
• After two years of fighting the British decided the
war in North America was too __costly and would
have very little to gain if they won_____________
• American and British representatives signed a peace
agreement in Ghent, _Belgium_ in December of
_1814_
• The treaty did very little but end the war – no
_land____ was gained or lost – Britain was not
punished for _impressing___ sailors – nothing was
said about the trade _embargo____
Three Major Events of the War of 1812
3.The Battle of New Orleans
• Before word of the treaty had reached the United
States __another battle_____ would take place
• The greatest __victory_ of the War BUT it did not
have to happen because the War was ___already
over_______
• Future president _Andrew Jackson____ led the
attack – only _71__ American casualties
compared to _2,000___ British
• Johnny Horton and the Battle of New Orleans
Effects of the War of 1812
1. INCREASED AMERICAN PATRIOTISM
Effects of the War of 1812
2. WEAKEND NATIVE AMERICAN RESISTANCE
- Helps open up the west for expansion
Effects of the War of 1812
3. U.S. Manufacturing Grew
- We start to become a world power