Westward expansion Social Studies Presentation slide for courses, classes, lectures et al. Westward expansion Social Studies

Westward Expansion Term Definition Important Facts Pioneers the individuals who led the way west. Daniel Boone Wilderness Road cut through the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky. (1773) Louisiana Purchase territory purchased by the United States from France in 1803, extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. Thomas Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris. Final price for the territory was $15 million. Doubled the size of the United states Thomas Jefferson the 3rd president of the United States who wanted to purchase French territory. Jefferson did not want France to block or close the port at New Orleans. Napoleon Bonaparte general who ruled France. Abandoned plans to expand the French empire. Sold the Louisiana Territory for pennies an acre.

Lewis and Clark Expedition Westward Expansion Term Definition Important Facts Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson’s assistant who would lead the expedition to explore Louisiana and the Missouri River. Safe route to the Pacific Ocean. William Clark friend of Lewis, excellent mapmaker that would help plan routes to take on the expedition. Co-captain Sacagawea joined the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804. Became the translator. Shoshone woman Lewis and Clark Expedition “Corps of Discovery” included 42 men, and discovered that a water route to the Pacific Ocean did not exist. Met shoshone’s Met Nez Perce Discovered new plants and animals Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean

Westward Expansion Term Definition Important Facts James Madison the 4th president of the United states. Wanted to keep the United States neutral but declared war with Great Britain on June 18, 1812. Wanted Britain to stop interfering with U.S. trade on the seas and expansion. Henry Clay Henry Clay wanted to “take the whole continent.” Clay wanted the United States to own North America. Senator of Kentucky “ Free trade and seamen’s rights!” Led the Warhakws War Hawks members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Great Britain. Pressed for the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key a lawyer who witnessed the attack on Fort McHenry Author of the poem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The poem became our national anthem.

Westward Expansion Term Definition Important Facts Battle of New Orleans American victory over the British led by Andrew Jackson 1815 50 Americans lost 2,000 British lost Era of Good Feelings Time of peace and prosperity in the United States America was more united than ever before “One great family with a common interest” James Monroe concerned with European involvement in the western hemisphere, worried that Spain was going to try to regain the colonies 5th president Monroe Doctrine Warning to Europe against trying to gain the colonies, the United States opposed “future colonization by any European powers” A speech given by Monroe in 1823 United States would not take part in any European wars