1. The Young Republic
Chapter 11

2. Exploring the West
Chapter 11 Lesson 1

3. Immigrants and Pioneers
Immigrants came to:
Escape hard times
Earn money
Own land
The Cumberland Gap
A low place in the mountains
Main route pioneers took:
Wilderness road

4. Americans Continue West
New States
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio

5. The Louisiana Purchase
President of the United States
Thomas Jefferson
Problem he faced
There were no ports on the Gulf of Mexico
Very Big Purchase
April 30, 1803
Bought Louisiana Territory from France
Doubled the size of the U.S.A

6. Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Set out from St. Louis Missouri
May 1804
William
Clark
Meriwether
Lewis

7. Lewis and Clark Expedition Succeeds
Reached Pacific Ocean
November 1805
They would not have been successful without the help of Sacagawea
The expedition added to the knowledge about the lands of the west

8. Pike in the Southwest
Zebulon Pike explored the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase
Reported that Spanish territories needed manufactured goods
Americans traveled to the
southwest to sell goods

9. Expanding Borders
Chapter 11 Lesson 2

10. Troubles Grow
Pioneers often settled on lands belonging to Native Americans
Britain encouraged Native Americans to fight Americans
Conflicts with Britain
What angered Americans
Impressments of American sailors: forced American sailors off their ships and made them work on British ships

11. The War of 1812 War between America and Britain
Important American victories
Battle of Lake Erie
Battle of the Thames
British Attacks on Cities
1814
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore
While being held prisoner by the British, Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star Spangled Banner”

12. The War of 1812 The Growth of Nationalism After the war ended in 1823
Monroe Doctrine
United States would stop European nations from starting new colonies in the Western Hemisphere

13. Extending Democracy Who could vote in 1828? New President New Ideas
All white men
New President
Andrew Jackson
New Ideas
Jacksonian Democracy
Common man
Changing sense of democracy

14. The Indian Removal Act Purpose The Trail of Tears
To take Cherokee lands
The Trail of Tears
When: 1838
What happened:
Cherokees were forced by the U.S. Army to walk 800 miles through cold weather to the new Indian Territory
1 out of 4 died on the journey, totalling deaths in the thousands
Almost all Native Americans were forced west of the Mississippi

15. From Ocean to Ocean
Chapter 11 Lesson 3

16. Texas Independence Americans in Texas The Alamo
Angered by Texas government raising taxes
The Alamo
1836
Who won: Mexicans

17. The Lone Star Republic April 21, 1836 What happened: Result
Texas attacked and captured Mexican General Santa Anna
Result
Texas given independence
Added to the United States in 1845

18. Trails West Oregon Trail Mormon Trail From Missouri to Oregon Country
Pioneers traveled in covered wagons and wagon trains
Mormon Trail
Mormon leader: Bringham Young
Route from Illinois to Great Salt Lake Valley

19. Expanding Borders New conflicts over Oregon Country
Solution: American signed a treaty with Britain to set Oregon border

20. Expanding Borders Mexican American War New Borders
Conflict between America and Mexico over southwestern lands
New Borders
Signed Treaty with Mexico setting Rio Grande as southern border
U.S.A. purchased Mexican Cession lands
U.S.A. purchased Gadsden lands

21. California Gold Rush Forty-niners Changing California
People looking for gold came from around the world
Changing California
Population grew quickly
Became a state in 1850

22. New Ideas and Inventions
Chapter 11 Lesson 4

23. Transportation National Road Erie Canal
Road that went across the Appalachians
Erie Canal
Linked the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean
Made New York a center for trade

24. Steamboats and Railroads
Steamboats became the main way to travel on large rivers
Railroads made it easier for people to travel and ship goods

25. Industrial Revolution
Began in 1800’s
It was a change to using machines for making large quantities of goods

26. Industrial Revolution
Mills in the North
Samuel Slater was a British mill worker
He built the first American textile mill
It marked the beginning of large-scale manufacturing in the United States

27. More Inventions Eli Whitney Invented the cotton gin
Changed plantation farming, now cotton could be prepared in less time
Invented interchangeable parts for guns
These are parts that are exactly alike
This invention made mass production possible
Large amounts of goods could be made at one time

28. More Inventions Cyrus McCormick Invented the mechanical reaper
Farmers could harvest wheat much faster

29. More Inventions John Deere Invented the strong steel plow
Cut through the heavy soil in the Midwest more quickly and easily

30. More Inventions Samuel F.B. Morse Invented the telegraph
It was a faster way to communicate
Invented Morse Code
Code system of dots and dashes used to communicate with the telegraph