1. WESTWARD MIGRATION SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial and population growth and the impact of this growth in the early decades of the new nation. a. Explain the Northwest Ordinance’s importance in the westward migration of Americans, and on slavery, public education, and the addition of new states. b. Describe Jefferson’s diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana Purchase from France and the territory’s exploration by Lewis and Clark.

2. Northwest Ordinance The ordinance was passed under the Articles of Confederation as a means of raising money for the new government It set up an orderly way of settling the new territory by dividing the area into townships

3. Northwest Ordinance The Northwest Ordinance: 1-guaranteed freedom of religion, property, and trial by jury. 2-forbad slavery, beginning the division between northern and southern states 3-set aside land for the support of public education 4-set up rules for how territories could become states

4. What ordinances were passed to entice settlers to move into the new territory?

5. Education, Slavery, New States Education: Schools were seen as a place to instill “American Values.” Many states guaranteed public education in their state constitutions. Noah Webster: created 1 st US Dictionary Slavery: Not allowed. Many free blacks move to Ohio River. New States Created out of North West Ordinance: Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin

7. Louisiana Purchase In 1800 France gained New Orleans Jefferson sent an ambassador to France to attempt to gain use of Mississippi River In 1803, to gain money to fight the British, Napoleon Bonaparte (Ruler of France) offered to sell the entire Louisiana Territory to the U.S. The U.S. purchased the territory for $15 million, doubling the size of the U.S.

8. Why was Napoleon willing to sell President Jefferson the land? Why would President Jefferson want the Louisiana Purchase Territory?

9. Lewis and Clark In 1804, Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark west to explore the new territory and to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean The Expedition was officially called: The Corps of Discovery included Sacagawea, an Indian guide, and York, Clark’s slave

10. Lewis and Clark The expedition lasted 3 years What they DID: – They discovered many new plants and animals and made contact with many different Natives. – They kept detailed records of their discoveries and mapped out the territory they explored. What they Didn’t Do: – discover a water route a to Pacific Ocean

11. What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

13. Closing Activity: 1. Go Westward with Lewis and Clark! GO ON THE JOURNEY! 2. Home Work: Lewis and Clark Expedition Journal - Read the directions as a class. -Use your notes, and your own experience with the Corps of Discovery to create your journal entry. BEGIN NOW!

14. 1.What is going on in this picture? 2.Which group are the Americans and which are the British? How do you know? 3.Where might this battle be taking place? Opening: War of 1812 & the Battle of New Orleans

15. American Army in Battle of New Orleans Describe the American Army. How do they look? How are they dressed?

16. Results of the battle of New Orleans 1.What is going on in this picture? 2.Who seems to be winning the battle?

17. War of 1812 MAIN CAUSES: 1-The US was upset that the British were preventing neutral US ships from trading with France 2-The US was upset by British impressment (British policy of capturing and forcing US Sailors to serve on British Ships) 3-The US believed that the British were giving aid to Native Americans in the west 4-The US wanted to take Canada from Britain

18. Results of the War of 1812 Treaty of Ghent ended the war December 1814 American earned respect as a growing world power For the first time, U.S. citizens came together as Americans (not just as citizens of individual states) Francis Scott Key writes the Star Spangled Banner The “Era of Good Feelings” James Monroe (1817): -No political infighting (why?) -Created a new national bank to ease economic problems -placed tariffs (taxes) on foreign goods to help U.S. manufacturing

19. d. Describe the construction of the Erie Canal, the rise of New York City, and the development of the nation’s infrastructure. a. Explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution as seen in Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin and his development of interchangeable parts for muskets. the rise of New York City, and the development of the nation’s infrastructure. Industrial Revolution

20. Industrial Revolution: YOU Predict The Industrial Revolution, as it is now called by historians, changed the ways in which the world produced its goods. It also changed our societies from a mainly agricultural society to one that in which industry and manufacturing was in control. YOU PREDICT: What were some positive effects? What were some negative effects? Watch the Clip: http://www.history.com/videos/the- industrial-revolition#the-industrial- revolition Watch the Clip: http://www.history.com/videos/the- industrial-revolition#the-industrial- revolition

21. Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution: Period in history in which technological advances led to mass economic changes. Began first in Britain Machines replace manual labor

22. Eli Whitney Whitney was one of the early founders of the "American system" of mass production Identical parts were produced by machines, and then assembled by hand Whitney popularized the machine which produced interchangeable parts for guns

23. Eli Whitney Invented the Cotton Gin as a means of easily separating the seeds from the cotton The Gin was mass produced using interchangeable parts Increased the amount of cotton that the South produced, increasing the demand for slaves

24. Erie Canal Completed in 1825, it allowed goods to be shipped by water from NYC to the west The canal boats could carry greater loads than wagons The 365 mile canal was dug by hand, mainly by Irish immigrants

25. Erie Canal The Erie Canal helped turn NYC into a major port leading to an increase in the city’s population and the development of industries

26. Other Transportation Developments Steamboats: First used in 1807, allowed easier transportation of goods upriver Railroads: between 1830 and 1861, the US built 30,000 miles of railroads (What industries would this benefit?)

27. The Monroe Doctrine Named after President James Monroe -Issued in 1823, the Doctrine marked the start of the U.S. policy of preventing European powers from further colonizing and interfering with western hemisphere countries

28. Manifest Destiny