Daily “Bell Ringer” Warm Up
Bell Ringer #11 (8 Oct)
11.) Napoleon chose to sell Louisiana to the United States during President
Jefferson’s administration because:
a.) he could use the money for his schemes at home.
b.) he hoped the territory would one day help America thwart the ambitions
of the British.
c.) he did not want to drive America into the arms of the British.
d.) all of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Philosophi-ball Part 1
Philosophi-ball Discussion
Philosophi-ball Topic:
- A government has a right to use force,
including the forced removal of a group of
people & killings of civilians, to achieve
their goal or rid their country of perceived
threats to their economic, social, & political
structure.
(i.e. Syrian crisis of 2012)
Unit 3 Notes:
Westward Expansion Part 1
U.S. History & The Constitution
Mr. Weathers
Today’s Lesson Standard / Indicator
Standard USHC - 2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how
economic developments and the westward movement impacted regional
differences and democracy in the early nineteenth century.
USHC – 2.1: Summarize the impact of the westward movement on
nationalism and democracy, including the expansion of the franchise, the
displacement of Native Americans from the southeast and conflicts over
states’ rights and federal power during the era of Jacksonian democracy as
the result of major land acquisitions such as the Louisiana Purchase, the
Oregon Treaty, and the Mexican Cession.
"The Trail of Tears"
by Robert Lindneux
Chapter 6.3: United States Expands West (pgs. 199-201)
1.) Define the concept of nationalism that is emerging during the early
1800s? (use glossary to define)
- A deep devotion to the interests & culture of one’s nation.
2.) What is the concept of manifest destiny that rises from this nationalistic
spirit of Americans at this time? (use glossary to define)
- The 19th-century belief that the United States would had a divine
mission to inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Ocean & into
Mexican territory.
“American Progress”
By John Gast (1872)
Chapter 6.3: United States Expands West (pgs. 199-201)
3.) Why was Jefferson interested in obtaining the Louisiana Territory from
France?
- He feared that strong French presence in the middle of continent would
threaten U.S. security and force the nation into an alliance with Britain.
4.) How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States & its
government?
- Doubled the size of U.S. territory; expanded the power of the presidency
& the central government
5.) Who were Meriwether Lewis & William Clark? What was their
significance?
- Explorers & Co-Captains recruited by Jefferson to lead the Corps of
Discovery Expedition into the uncharted lands of the Louisiana Purchase.
See the primary source reading & questions on the worksheet for the
answers to #6-8.
6.3 Jefferson Alters the Nation’s Course
1803 Louisiana Purchase (Territory)
- Purchased from France $15 million = doubled size of the U.S.
- Jefferson’s loose interpretation of the Constitution’s elastic clause set the
precedent for future land acquisitions.
- Secured Mississippi River as a highway for U.S. farm products.
- Provided additional gov’t land for sale
(Land Ordinance).
- New land spread democracy = new states
created on equal terms as the original 13.
Louisiana Purchase
6.4 The War of 1812
The War of 1812
Causes
1.) Seizure of American
ships by Britain.
Key Events
1.) Admiral Perry defeats
the British on Lake Erie.
2.) British eventually exert
their naval superiority &
blockade the Atlantic Coast.
3.) British seize Washington
3.) Revelations that Britain D.C. & burn the White
supplied Native Americans House.
with weapons.
4.) Andrew Jackson leads
U.S. forces to victory in
Battle of New Orleans.
2.) Impressment of
Americans sailors by
Britain.
5.) Treaty of Ghent ends the
war.
Aftermath
1.) The U.S. & Great Britain
eventually resume trade
with each other.
2.) Rush-Bagot agreement
limits the number of
warships on the Great
Lakes.
3.) Both nations agree on
northern boundary of the
Louisiana Territory & agree
to 10-year joint occupation
of the Oregon Territory.
Chapter 6.4: The War of 1812 (pgs. 202-205)
10.) What, if anything, did the War of 1812 accomplish? Support your ideas.
- Solidified our standing as an independent nation, built a greater sense
of nationalistic pride; spurred the westward movement on.
11.) How does the war of 1812 shape the
concept of nationalism that was discussed
at the start of this worksheet?
- We proved ourselves for a second time,
as a legitimate nation that could stand up
to opposing world powers. We had a
renewed sense of pride that we were truly
united as one nation.
Oregon
Oregon Territory
- U.S. claim to Oregon = based on the Lewis
& Clark expedition.
- Americans moved to Oregon in order to
farm & trade in furs.
- British & U.S. had joint occupation rights
from 1818 until a treaty was signed (1840s).
- “54’ 40º or Fight!” 1844 Democrat
Pres. James K. Polk’s slogan.
- Treaty of Oregon (1846) = Set
Canada/U.S. border at 49º N Latitude.
Early 1800s Political Scene
Politics
- 1820s & 1830: states dropped property
qualification for voting & expanded
the vote to all white males.
- Disenfranchised Af. American property
owners.
- Andrew Jackson (Dem) = 1st president
elected from the West
- “Champion of the common man.”
- Westward expansion strengthened the
Democratic Party.
Philosophi-ball Part 2
Philosophi-ball Discussion
Philosophi-ball Topic:
- A government has a right to use the concepts of manifest destiny &
nationalism to expand its borders, including the forced removal of a group
of people & killings of civilians, to achieve their goal or rid their country of
perceived threats to their economic, social, & political structure.
Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act
- U.S. westward movement displaced Native Americans.
- Pres. Jackson’s Indian Removal Act (1830) = removed
natives to the west = made room for whites.
- S.E. Indians resisted (Seminoles = Florida) & Cherokee
(Georgia) were assimilated.
- Neither method successful.
- Seminoles = defeated; Cherokee = lost legal land rights.
- S.E. Indians = forced move to the Indian Territory
in Oklahoma (“Trail of Tears” 1838-39).
- Removed by Pres. Martin Van Buren.
- Moved 800 miles west on foot.
- ¼ of the population died (4000+ out of 15000).
The Trail of Tears, by Robert Lindneux (1942)
Indian Removal / Trail of Tears
Impact on African American Slaves
- Not all slaves trekked west with the owners = left family behind.
- Westward expansion increased regional tensions.
- Southerners defended their ‘peculiar institution’ & pushed slavery’s
expansion = Civil War.
Unit 3 Part 1: Westward Expansion Part 1
“I Am” Poem is a poem about a person, a group of people, or even an inanimate
object which uses the ideas of emotions and senses.
I am __________________________
I am
I wonder
I hear
I see
I am
I pretend
I feel
I touch
I worry
I cry
I am
I understand
I say
I dream
I try
I hope
I am
“I Am” Poem Topics
- A Federalist
- A Democratic Republican
- A pioneer moving west (man, woman, etc.)
- A displaced Indian (Cherokee, Seminole,
etc.) on the “Trail of Tears”.
- An American soldier escorting the Indians
to the Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
- A slave displaced from his family.
Today’s Lesson Standard / Indicator
Standard USHC - 2: The student will demonstrate an understanding of how
economic developments and the westward movement impacted regional
differences and democracy in the early nineteenth century.
USHC – 2.2: Explain how the Monroe Doctrine & the concept of Manifest
Destiny affected the United States’ relationships with foreign powers,
including the role of the United States in the Texan Revolution & the
Mexican War.
Role of the Federal Government & the Courts
Supreme Court:
- Marshall Court (1801-1835) strengthened role of the federal gov’t.
- McCullough v Maryland (1819) - Court ruled Maryland could not stop the
Bank of the U.S.’s operations by imposing a tax. (penalty taxes =
unconstitutional
- Upheld federal gov’t’s right to establish a national bank.
- Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) - Court ruled only the federal gov’t could control
interstate commerce.
Role of the Pres. Jackson & the Federal Government
Nullification Crisis (1830s)
- Economic differences & North vs. South tensions over slavery’s spread
west to the territories led to a conflict.
- Fight between states’ rights & federal power.
- North = wanted a high tariff to protect industries from foreign competition.
- South = cash crops & consumers of manufactured goods; wanted those
goods to be available at a cheaper price.
- Viewed a high tariff as an “abomination.”
- West sided with the North = support
for internal improvements & cheaper
land.
Role of the Pres. Jackson & the Federal Gov’t Cont.
Nullification Crisis (1830s) Cont.
- 1830s: S.C. used the states’ rights argument to declare the tariff null & void.
- Pres. Andrew Jackson was determined to uphold the federal gov’t’s right to
collect the tariff in SC &
- Threatened to occupy S.C. with troops to enforce the tariff.
- Compromise tariff was created & threat of federal force = S.C. rescinded
their nullification of the tariff, but not to reject the right to nullify an act of
Congress.
- The immediate threat to the Union was averted, for now…
US President
Andrew Jackson
VS.
SC Politician
John C. Calhoun
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine:
- Early 19th century: S. American revolutions ended Spanish colonial rule &
mercantilist relationship with Spain.
- Britain then made strong trade ties with
Latin America.
- End of Napoleonic wars = European
monarchs wanted to re-establish colonies
in Latin/South America.
- Britain encouraged the U.S. to join in
opposing any new colonial claims.
- President Monroe warned European
nations not to attempt to reestablish
those colonial claims.
- American military was weak = British
navy helped enforce the Doctrine.
Manifest Destiny
“Manifest Destiny” - ethnocentric confidence that other peoples were less
favored by divine providence & should give way before the Americans.
“Manifest Destiny” by Ken Salazar
Texas Annexation & the Mexican War
Texas Annexation
- Americans moved to Texas at the invitation of Mexico to have more land for
cotton & slavery.
- Terms included that Texans would obey the laws of Mexico.
- Texas revolted & won their independence after Mexico outlawed slavery.
- Mexico did not recognize Texan independence.
- U.S. delayed Texas’ annexation
to avoid controversy that the
addition of a new slave state.
- Texas was independent for almost
10 years.
Final Battle of the Alamo: March 6, 1836
Texas Annexation & the Mexican War
Mexican War (1846-48)
- Manifest Destiny - rallying cry for James K. Polk’s election in 1844.
- Texas was annexed by Congress shortly thereafter (1845).
- Pres. Polk sent emissaries to purchase additional Mexican territory = offer
was rejected.
- Polk sent troops to a region in
dispute between Texas & Mexico.
- Interpreted by Mexico as a hostile
act = shots fired.
- Pres. Polk interpreted the action
as an act of war.
Siege of Veracruz, Mexico (March 1847)
Major General Winfield Scott & U.S. Troops March into Mexico City
September 1847
Texas Annexation & the Mexican War
Mexican War & the Mexican Cession
- U.S. forces pushed into Mexican territory.
- Peace treaty = U.S. got land that includes modern states of California,
Arizona, & New Mexico (present southwestern U.S.).
- Established an adversarial relationship carried into the 20th century.
Mexican-American War Political Cartoon – “Plucked”
Cartoons for Test Questions 30- 34