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A. Louisiana Purchase1.Purchased from France

- 1803-$15 Million

(Napoleon Sells)2. Geographic Location

*East- Mississippi River

3. Exploration

*Lewis & ClarkJob: Explore the new territory of Louisiana

-Find a North West Passage

-Find the true size of the territory

-Discover Native Americans.

-Describe Natural Resources

** Sacagawea-Indian Woman, Hired to be guide,

learned English

Sacajawea shows Lewis

& Clark

through

the Louisiana

Purchase

Industrial Revolution

**Creation of a factory system and use of mechanical tools to improve life and production

** Cotton Gin by Eli Whitney:1793

** Steam Boat

* New Land means they can move!

Use roads and the

NEW RAILROAD!

Europe was in a war, and needed supplies from U.S

People in U.S. losing $$/ Supplies were cut off

British v. United States British help Native Americans to attack American

settlements.

War Hawks: wanted the U.S. to fight G.B.

( they like war)

British burn

Washington DC

Francis Scott Key writes

“Star Spangled Banner”

- National Anthem

U.S. won at New OrleansTreaty of Ghent: Ended the war

** Both sides didn’t think they could win

Showed the U.S. could

stand up to the British

** TEXAS Republic:

- Americans settle in Texas

-Belongs to new country- Mexico

-Mexico wants Americans to learncustoms

**No more Americans: Texas is MAD!

* Texas asks to leave Mexico and be on their own, Mexico says NO!

* Houston chosen as leader of Texas Army

** Battle for Independence

-Mexico is winning at first

Alamo (1836): Texans stationed at Alamo; Mexico v.

Texas. Mexico breaks through and kills all Texans

-Texans Recover- Capture Santa Anna (Dictator)

Numbering approximately 189 men, the Texans fought off the Mexicans, who

numbered around 3,000-4,000 troops, for 13 days until the Mexican Army finally

overran the Alamo on March 6, 1836.

** 1836- Texas is FREE- On their own!

Asks to join the U.S.

U.S. says NO- North doesn’t like slavery

Finally YES as slave state

Annexed : to add in 1845

1. Mexico starts to welcome Americans into

its territories (New Mexico & California)

2.U.S. Annexes (adds) Texas (Upset Mexico)

3. U.S. thought Texas boarder at Rio

Grande

4. Mexico thought boarder at Nueces

River

Mexico v. U.S.* Many Americans were against the war (Why?)

- U.S. Wins Easily!

*Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848): Ends War ($15 million) Mexico cedes (gave up) California & all of Southwest gives Mexico million

* Gadsden Purchase-(10 million) for S. Arizona and Southern

New Mexico

** Native Americans

* President Jackson wanted to open up the

land from Southeast to Mississippi for farming

1. Indian Removal Act of 1830:* Passed by Congress

* Ordered Indians to give up lands East of Mississippi to tradefor land in Oklahoma

* BAD LAND!!

* -Cherokee Refuse

**Cherokee sue in Supreme Court to

stop removal (Jackson ignores order)

**1835- some Cherokee sign treaty but most of

17,000 do not agree and will not accept it

2. Trail of Tears: 1838**Trail from Georgia to Oklahoma. Many die during

800 mile march, treated bad by soldiers, hungry, cold, disease

-Forced Out: Jackson Uses Military – Sends 7,000 troops in to force removal

** Manifest Destiny:1840’s – Belief that the U.S. and it’s people had the right to “colonize” and use all territory from Atlantic to Pacific.

- Mountain Men:*Early explorers head into Louisiana

*Send stories and goods back

* Led people to explore the West

*Promise of rich land in Oregon

** Oregon Trail- Rough trail, harsh

conditions, not enough food, people DIE

**Both U.S. and Great Britain said they owned Oregon

**U.S. adds 5,000 more people & British don’t

-1846 agreement to set border at the 49th Parallel

** Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana.

CALIFORNIA!!

* After Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848): belongs to U.S

** GOLD RUSH!! - 1848/49 (49’ers)

*Gold found at Sutter’s Mill 1848

*100,000 people come between 1848-1849

*Boomtowns: No Government /Rough Towns

Becoming a State: 1850

* *Banned Slavery: Created trouble in Congress!