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Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny. The belief that America should spread from coast to coast. The Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase. In 1803 President Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris to negotiate with Napoleon (French ruler) for the Louisiana territory.

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Manifest Destiny

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  1. Manifest Destiny • The belief that America should spread from coast to coast

  2. The Louisiana Purchase

  3. The Louisiana Purchase • In 1803 President Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris to negotiate with Napoleon (French ruler) for the Louisiana territory. • For $15 million the U.S. purchased the territory, about 4 cents/acre. • Largest land deal in history

  4. Lewis and Clark • Jefferson assigned two skilled frontiersmen, Meriwether Lewis and William Clarkthe task of mapping the Louisiana Territory • Lewis & Clark traveled with a crew of 45 explorers and kept detailed journals

  5. Sacagawea • Wife of a French-Canadian fur trader • Hired by Lewis & Clark as guides and interpreters • She showed explorers where to fish, to hunt, and to find wild vegetables • She also helped trade supplies with American Indians

  6. Economic • Belief that people could become more wealthy (Gold rush, natural resources). • Land speculators bought huge tracts of land and sold it. for a profit

  7. Political • Fear of Spanish, French, English, and Mexican power • Desire to spread Democracy and the American way of life. • Desire to spread the institution of slavery

  8. Social • Racism • Escape from religious persecution (Mormons). • Belief that all people should own plot of land to keep the country free. • People wanted to find new ways of life.

  9. “American Progress” by John Gast, 1872

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