Bell Ringer What did the US buy from France for $15 million dollars? What did this purchase do for the size of the US? Who won the War of 1812?
Objective 2.01- Analyze the effects of territorial expansion and the admission of new states to the Union 1801 to1850.
Vocabulary Lewis and Clark Sacajawea The Missouri Compromise(1820) The Indian Removal Act(1830) Trail of Tears “54’ 40 or fight”- Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842
Manifest Destiny The belief that America should expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean Believed God wanted America to grow larger Influenced Americans desire to move West
Expansion and Reform Lewis and Clark (1804-1806 )- sent by Pres. Jefferson to explore the Northwest all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Sacajawea- Indian woman served as interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark.
The Missouri Compromise(1820) Missouri petitioned for statehood as a slave state Issue over slavery Solution: Missouri would be admitted as a slave state Maine would be created as a free state No slavery above 36’30 line or remainder of Louisiana Territory 10 slave, 10 free states
The Indian Removal Act(1830) President Andrew Jackson hero of the Battle of New Orleans The Indian Removal Act(1830) Use Federal Funds to remove Indians from their land Indian Territory (Oklahoma and Nebraska) Trail of Tears Cherokee forced to move 800 mile journey to Indian Ter. ¼ of people buried on trail
Issues with Native Americans Sequoyah- Also known as George Guess Organized the Cherokee alphabet Worchester v. Georgia (1832) Cherokee wanted fair treatment Samuel Worchester (NA teacher) helped with court case Cherokee won recognition as a political community Forced to move anyways
Oregon Trail 1836 - Started in Independence, Missouri 1836 - Started in Independence, Missouri Ended in Portland, Oregon set up schools in the Oregon Territory
Oregon Trail
Territorial Disputes In the 1840s Britain still claimed portions of Minnesota and Maine Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 US and Britain had “joint occupation” of Oregon Territory “54’ 40 or fight”- slogan used as a call for war over the Oregon Territory US and Britain sign treaty to set the northern boundary of Oregon
What did we learn today? Explain the idea of Manifest Destiny. Who did President Jefferson hire to explore the Louisiana Territory? Who helped the explorers along the way? What issue complicated Missouri’ s statehood and how was the issue resolved? What law forced the Native Americans to move off their land to a new territory in the Midwest? What treaty settled the dispute over the Oregon Territory?