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Opener Answer the following questions: Why do people move?
Today and After the American Revolution? Why do you think America felt the need to expand and grow following the American Revolution? What problems do people face when moving? What problems do you think American faced when expanding out west?
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Opener What can you infer from the following pictures?
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Opener What is manifest destiny?
Why did Americans believe in Manifest Destiny? Did the government encourage or discourage westward expansion? What challenges and hardships might travelers and settlers face when moving out west?
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Analyzing Pictures For each picture answer the following questions.
What do you see? What is the message? I will only give you about 3-5 minutes for each picture to write down as much as you can about each.
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Northwest Ordinance
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Rules for new states Apply for statehood when population is as large as smallest original state Guaranteed civil liberties encouraged education banned slavery from entire region New states are equal to older states and all citizens have same rights
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Louisiana Purchase Who: What When Where Why America (Thomas Jefferson)
France Lewis and Clarke (Collect data) What Doubled the size of America (828,000 square miles) Paid $15 million When 1803 Where Mid-West Why Westward Expansion
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War of 1812 (2nd American Revolution)
Who Great Britain America What Imperial competition White Housed Burned Andrew Jackson became famous (New Orleans) When 1812 Where North America Frontier Why Impressment of Naval Ships Native American’s War Hawks Drive British out
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War of 1812 Outcomes Rise in nationalism
Last time GB would fight America!
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The Monroe Doctrine 1823 President James Monroe
Europe warned to stay out of politics of North & South America European nations could not settle new colonies in the western hemisphere Europe could keep existing colonies US would defend growth of democracy in western hemisphere
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How do you think the world regarded the Doctrine?
How do you think Americans regarded the Doctrine?
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Erie Canal Who What When Where Why America 363 mile Canal
Rise of New York (Philadelphia was biggest city) When 1825 Where Albany New York to Great Lakes Why Travel and trade easier Travel and trade cheaper Connected the East to the West Encouraged westward expansion
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Turnpikes (Toll Roads)
Pay a fee to use road $ used to build more roads Expanded transportation routes
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Barges River travel to carry people and goods
Worked if river flowed in direction people wanted to go
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Steamboats Invented 1807 Private paid river transportation
Allowed faster travel, shipping, and upstream movement
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