By: Cassidy Arnold & Taylor Mastin & Jaron James

President Jefferson decided to purchase Louisiana from the French because…  It was unconstitutional  Jefferson privately tried to purpose a constitutional amendment be passed  Jefferson's friend pointed out his wrongs in the amendment  Jefferson submitted the treaty to senate

 The boundary between British North America and the US as a line from the farthest northwest point of Lake of the Woods "north or south, as the case may be" to the 49th parallel and thence west along the parallel to the "Stony" [Rocky] Mountains. The area west of the Rocky Mts was to be "free and open" to either Britain or the US for the next 10 years. Source: convention-of-1818/

 Between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain(now Mexico)  Source:

 It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the Parallel 36°30′ north 36°30′ north except within the boundaries of the proposed state of Missouri. The 1820 passage of Missouri Compromise took place during the presidency of James Monroe.

 A law passed by Congress on May 28, 1830, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.presidencyAndrew Jackson  It authorized the president to negotiate with Indian tribes in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands.IndianSouthern United Statestheir removalMississippi River

 One of the results of President Jackson assertion that allowed states authority to intended laws over American Indian lands.  Georgia could not regulate the Cherokee nation by law or invade that state  Jackson refused, he said “John Marshall made his decision, now let him enforce it”

 Cherokee are prisoners  Dragged from houses & camped at forts  Weren't allowed to take any belongings besides the clothing on there backs

What ultimately led President Polk to provoke war with Mexico?  Polk wants Texas because of manifest destiny.  South was FOR Texas because it is a slave state. (Mexicans would own them)  North was AGAINST Texas because they would become a slave state.

 The phrase “manifest destiny” expressed the belief that the U.S. was ordained to expand the pacific ocean and into Mexican and native territory.