USI.8 EXPANSION USI.8A describe territorial expansion and how it affected the political map of the United States, with emphasis on the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the acquisitions of Florida, Texas, Oregon, and California. USI.8B identify the geographic and economic factors that influenced the westward movement of settlers. USI.8C describe the impact of inventions, including the cotton gin, the reaper, the steamboat, and the steam locomotive, on life in America. USI.8D identify the main ideas of the abolitionist and suffrage movements.

WESTWARD MOVEMENT USI.8A-D “Oh, Susannah” (5)

WHY MOVE WEST? Population growth in the eastern states USI.8B WHY MOVE WEST? Population growth in the eastern states Cheap, fertile land Economic opportunity (gold rush, logging, farming, freedom (for runaway slaves) Cheaper, faster transportation (rivers and canals {Erie Canal}, steamboats, etc.) Knowledge of overland trails (Oregon & Santa Fe) Belief in Manifest Destiny (idea that expansion was good and right for the country)

USI.8C NEW TECHNOLOGIES Cotton gin (Eli Whitney) – increased production of cotton & increased the need for slaves to grow & pick it Reaper (Cyrus McCormick) – increased production of the farmer Steamboat (Robert Fulton) – faster transportation from Southern plantations to factories of the North Steam locomotives – faster land transportation

WESTWARD EXPANSION Louisiana Purchase Florida Texas Annexation USI.8A WESTWARD EXPANSION Louisiana Purchase Florida Texas Annexation Oregon Country California (Mexican Cession)

LOUISIANA PURCHASE 1803 Jefferson purchased land from France USI.8A LOUISIANA PURCHASE 1803 Jefferson purchased land from France Doubled the size of the United States Lewis & Clark were hired to explore from Mississippi R. to Pacific Ocean Sacajawea was a guide “Cajun music” (2)

Louisiana Purchase 1803 Cost 15 million dollars Purchased by Jefferson from Napoleon Doubled the size of the U.S. Slide borrowed from the internet

FLORIDA Spain gave Florida to the United States through a treaty USI.8A FLORIDA Spain gave Florida to the United States through a treaty “Swanee River” – FL State Song (2)

Florida 1819 Florida was purchased from Spain Adams-Onis Treaty Slide borrowed from the Internet!

TEXAS Stephen Austin Sam Houston Alamo Texas Republic Mexican War USI.8A TEXAS Stephen Austin Sam Houston Alamo Davy Crockett Jim Bowie Texas Republic Mexican War Santa Anna “Yellow Rose of Texas” – TX State Song (2)

The Annexation of Texas Texas breaks from Mexico and declares it’s independence in 1836. The U.S. annexed Texas in 1845. Led to the Mexican/American War. Slide borrowed from the Internet!

OREGON COUNTRY 1848-1859 USI.8A Divided with Great Britain – Britain got British Columbia Contained states of Washington, Oregon, and part of Idaho Oregon Trail helped people settle there Oregon State Song – “?” (2)

Oregon Territory “54°40’ or Fight”. British withdrawal in 1846. Slide borrowed from the Internet!

CALIFORNIA John C. Fremont USI.8A CALIFORNIA John C. Fremont Part of the Mexican Cession after the Mexican War (1845) Sutter’s Mill Gold Rush of 1849 Forty-niners Sacramento “All the Gold” (3) “Let Me Be There” (3)

Mexican Cession Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. 1848 Mexico gave up California, New Mexico Slide borrowed from the Internet!

The Gadsden Purchase 1853 Purchased from Mexico because we thought that we would build a transcontinental railroad there. Slide borrowed from the Internet!

Actual Map of Expansion Here is how it looks overall. “River of Dreams” (4)

Expansion of the United States Can you find the misspelled word?

COLOR YOUR MAP: 13 Colonies Not shown or colored on this map! Old Northwest Gadsden Purchase Alaska Purchase Hawaiian Annexation Old Southwest Louisiana Purchase Florida Texas Annexation Oregon Country Mexican Cession

Manifest Destiny

MANIFEST DESTINY

ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT USI.8D ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT Most abolitionists demanded freedom for slaves Abolitionists believed that slavery was wrong Morally wrong Cruel and inhumane A violation of the principles of democracy Leaders Harriet Tubman William Lloyd Garrison Frederick Douglass “Go Down, Moses” (1) Harriet Tubman Frederick Douglass The Liberator

USI.8D SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT Supporters declared that “All men and women are created equal.” Supporters believed that women were deprived of basic rights. Denied the right to vote Denied educational opportunities Denied equal opportunities in business Limited in rights to own property Leaders Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton Sojourner Truth “I am Woman” (1)