1. Unit 1: Growth of & Challenges to American Ideals & Manifest Destiny
Changes in Young Nation

2. Early United States Economy (1783 – mid 1800s)
What was the U.S. economy primarily driven by?
Agriculture
Big industry was still in the beginning stages
First factories not until 1814 w/ Lowell’s cotton mill
First American factory not until 1793 w/ Slater’s cotton mill in Rhode Island

3. Early Politics Who was the first president of the U.S.?
1789  George Washington
His first actions
Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 (PA)
sent militia in to stop uprising (clear Feds would enforce law)
Federal Judiciary Act
set up fed court system

4. 1st Political Parties What is a political party?
organization seeking to achieve power by electing its member to public office
What is the point of a political party?
to share political philosophy & gain support/push their objectives
Alexander Hamilton
Federalist Party
powerful gov’t to keep order
Educated elite to run
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic-Republican Party
Small central gov’t & states could decide if Congress was overstepping
Ordinary people can make good decisions – power should lie w/ majority of voters

5. 1st Political Parties
How did President Washington feel about political parties?
You will complete the Farewell Address activity in a moment to answer this question

6. Manifest Destiny Formation of the Continental United States
View this video clip that documents U.S. land acquisition, when did we get it and who did we get it from…
Lewis & Clark Expedition of 1804
St. Louis to Pacific Coast (West Coast)
How did the U.S. acquire this land?
Jefferson purchase from France in 1803  $15 million
Called?  Louisiana Purchase
Florida from France in 1819
Texas from Mexico in 1845
Oregon Country from Great Britain in 1846
Southwest territory from Mexico in 1848
Southern Arizona & New Mexico from Mexico in 1853
1867 – Alaska purchased from Russia ($7.2 million)
1959 – Hawaii officially becomes state after overthrow of Queen

7. Manifest Destiny Why move west?
agriculture
mineral wealth
adventure
escape persecution
Mormons in 1840s
What does this mean for Native Americans?
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Indians east of Mississippi River were to be relocated to Oklahoma
Worcester vs. Georgia  court ruled that Georgia needed to live up the a treaty w/ Cherokees, but President Jackson did not recognize the decision
Trail of Tears 1838
Cherokees sent to Oklahoma
4,000 or 17,000 died