Westward Expansion By: Ekta Upadhyay and Hedy Hartness

Manifest Destiny  The idea that the U.S. should stretch from ocean to ocean. They moved to California for the gold

American Progress  The American Progress was a painting made by John Cast, the reason this painting was made was to show that it was the angel’s destiny to help the people move west and move Native Americans and animals.

Lewis and Clark After the Louisiana Purchase was bought Thomas Jefferson wanted the west land to be surveyed Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether, Lewis and William, Clark to explore the expedition. After the Louisiana Purchase was bought Thomas Jefferson wanted the west land to be surveyed Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether, Lewis and William, Clark to explore the expedition. They also had three goals: the first goal was to find a water route to the pacific ocean, the second was to make friend ship with the Native Americans, and the third goal was to pay attention to the “soil and the face of the country” to its plants, animals, minerals, climate, and to keep careful of written records of their findings. They also had three goals: the first goal was to find a water route to the pacific ocean, the second was to make friend ship with the Native Americans, and the third goal was to pay attention to the “soil and the face of the country” to its plants, animals, minerals, climate, and to keep careful of written records of their findings.

Inventors and Their Inventions YearInventionBenefitInventor1792 Cotton Gin To take seeds out of Cotton Eli Whitney 1837 Steel Plow It could plow through thick soil more easily John Deere 1807 River Boat Powered by Steam Engine To travel faster by boat Robert Fulton 1830 Steam powered locomotive Faster travel by land Peter Cooper 1831 Horse drawn mechanical reaper To harvest wheat more easily Cyrus McCormick

Great Plains/Agricultural Regions  Many people moved to the Great Plains for land.

Western Expansion Territories

TerritoryWhenCost Who Purchased Where Louisiana Purchase million Thomas Jefferson Great Plains Gadsden Purchase million James Gadsden South West Mexican Cession million James Polk West Spanish Territory million TreatyFlorida Oregon Territory 1846TreatyTreatyNorthwest

Modification Made by Pioneers

Differences in the North and South  North-Smaller farms and manufacturing in cities  Skilled workers  Rich  South- Large Plantations  Mostly farmers  Poor and very few rich

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