Westward Expansion
9/23/13 – 10/12/13
Unit 3
Monday, Sep. 23rd Warm-up
• Predict what you think the unit “Westward
Expansion” will cover. What events do you
think are included in this unit?
• We’ll talk about it after the Pre-test
Cover page for the unit
•Westward Expansion
1800-1840
•Include 2 pictures
•Add color
September 23rd, 2013
Warm-up
• One President during the Westward Expansion
period is ____________________________.
• The name of the war during this period
is_________________________________.
• One area of land that the U.S. acquired during
this time is ___________________________.
The Louisiana Purchase
• Jefferson wanted to control the Mississippi River.
• bought it from France
• Almost doubled the size of the country.
• Could the President buy new land? This was an
issue that needed to be addressed by Congress.
Why did Jefferson send Lewis and
Clarke?
• Find a river route to the Pacific.
• map the country.
• To survey its natural history.
September 25th, 2013
Warm-up
• Name two things you learned from yesterday’s
lesson.
• One thing I learned was…
• Another thing I learned was…
Vocab summary work
On the next blank page, do these 3 activities to
familiarize yourself with the vocab words
• write the 11 vocab words in alphabetical order.
• Make a chart and organize the words by 1 word, 2
words and 3 words
• Make another chart separating the words into
events & non-events
Northwest Territories
• After the Revolution, Americans began settling
the Northwest Territory.
• US army was sent in to force Natives to give
up their land.
• In the Treaty of Greenville (1795), Natives gave
parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan to
the US.
Florida
• Secretary of State John Quincy Adams
negotiated a treaty with Spain, giving Florida
to the United States.
• Adams-Onis Treaty, signed in 1819.
Texas Independence
• Spanish invited Americans to colonize the land
of Texas.
• Americans had to agree to certain things:
– surrender their American citizenship
– Swear allegiance to Mexico
– Adopt the Roman Catholic religion
– Hold the land for 7 years
Texas Independence
• Many Americans did not honor the
agreement.
• Mexican government sent troops to occupy
Texas.
• Fighting erupted and the Mexicans are
winning until Santa Anna, the Mexican
President, was captured.
• They negotiated Texas Independence
Important People
September 26th, 2013
Warm-up
• Quickwrite: Why do you think the U.S. is trying
so hard to acquire all of this land? What do
you think they are hoping to gain from all this?
• 20 words. Circle the word count when you’re
done.
Quiz
1. Which of the following is true of why Jefferson sent out explorers
to the Louisiana Territory?
a) To see if there was a water route to the Pacific.
b) To map the country.
c) To mine the gold in California.
d) A and B.
2. Which of the following is true of why Jefferson wanted the
Louisiana Territory?
a) He wanted to control the Mississippi River.
b) He wanted a better position for future takeover of
Mexican land.
c) He wanted to weaken the French.
d) He wanted a political advantage over his opponent in the
political race.
3. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for the Americans to
be able to live in Texas?
a) They had to surrender American Citizenship.
b) They had to swear allegiance to Mexico.
c) Must fly a Mexican flag on their property.
d) Must adopt the Roman Catholic religion.
4. What is the correct definition of suffrage?
a) The right to vote.
b) The right to own land.
c) The right to own a gun.
d) The right to run for political office.
5. Which of the following happens after Texas gains independence?
a) It is immediately adopted as the 14th state.
b) With its new Independence it decides to rejoin Mexico.
c) It becomes its own nation named the Republic of Texas
d) Mexico immediately reclaims Texas as part of Mexico.
Causes?
• Mexico was upset at the annexation of Texas.
• President Polk’s belief in national expansion.
• Polk’s desire to settle the boundary between
Mexico and U.S.
• Mexico’s refusal to meet with U.S. delegate.
Mexican American War
• Polk claimed the Mexicans invaded U.S. territory:
Declared War.
• Californians took control and declared themselves
independent.
• American troops took over the capital of Mexico.
• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1848.
• Gadsden Purchase, 1853
Friday, Sep. 27th, 2013
Warm-up
• Name one cause of the Mexican American
War.
• Explain why we bought the Gadsden Purchase.
Gadsden Purchase
• Southerners wanted a railway to the west
coast.
• They realized it would help them expand their
trade.
• Purchased the land for 10 mill.
Oregon Territory
• Oregon settled mostly by Americans but was
jointly owned by U.S. and G.B.
• Polk claimed “54̊° 40° of fight.”
• Settled with a treaty that set the boundary at
the 49th parallel.
Alaska
• The U.S. was looking to expand into the
Pacific.
• Russia was recovering from a war and offered
to sell Alaska to the U.S.
• Thought it had potential for fur, timber, and
metals.
• Later, gold and oil were discovered.