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Westward Expansion and Reform

Westward Expansion and Reform. USI.8. Stephens, Diacopoulos , Cook. Territorial Expansion USI.8a. GO West!. What new territories became part of the US between 1801 and 1861?. Louisiana Purchase Florida Texas Oregon California. United States Grows.

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Westward Expansion and Reform

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  1. Westward Expansion and Reform USI.8 Stephens, Diacopoulos, Cook

  2. Territorial ExpansionUSI.8a GO West!

  3. What new territories became part of the US between 1801 and 1861? • Louisiana Purchase • Florida • Texas • Oregon • California

  4. United States Grows • 1801-1861 exploration was encouraged as America underwent vast territorial expansion and settlement.

  5. Louisiana Purchase1803 • Jefferson bought from France • Doubled the size of the US • Explored by Lewis and Clark from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

  6. Map of the Louisiana Purchase

  7. Map of theLouisiana Purchase

  8. Acquisition ofFlorida • 1819 • Given to the US through a treaty with Spain

  9. Map of Florida

  10. Acquisition ofTexas in 1845 • Was an Independent Republic (its own country) • Then added to the United States

  11. Map of Texas in 1836 The map shows the boundaries of Texas as understood by Texans in 1836 and by the United States when it annexed Texas in 1845.

  12. Map of Texas

  13. Acquisition ofOregon 1846 • Divided between US and Great Britain

  14. Map of Oregon Territory

  15. Acquisition ofCalifornia • 1848 • US gains California and the Southwest from war with Mexico

  16. California • Many people wanted to go to California for the chance to find GOLD!

  17. Map of California and the SW territory

  18. Westward ExpansionUSI.8b

  19. What reasons influenced westward migration?

  20. What influenced Westward Movement? • Geography • Economic opportunity

  21. PopulationGrowth • Population growth in the eastern states • more space “Elbow Room”

  22. Need for Land • Availability of cheap, fertile land

  23. Economic Opportunity • Gold • Logging • Farming • Freedom

  24. Gold– California Gold Rush

  25. Logging– Jobs & money

  26. Farming– to make money

  27. Freedom For runaway slaves

  28. Cheaper & Faster Transportation • Rivers • Canals

  29. Canals: Erie Canal – Linked the Great Lakes w/ rivers

  30. Rivers: Steamboats

  31. Knowledge of overland trails – Oregon Trail

  32. Knowledge of overland trails • Santa Fe Trail

  33. Manifest Destiny

  34. Belief in “Manifest Destiny” • – The idea that expansion to the Pacific was good for the country and right of the country

  35. NewTechnologiesUSI.8c

  36. Inventions • Why do people invent and how do inventions affect people’s lives? • How do inventions reflect and influence historical events?

  37. How did the inventions affect the lives of Americans?

  38. Prior to the Civil War, most industrialization in America was in the North; however, the equipment produced in the North had an impact on the farming society of the South.

  39. Terms to Know • Inventor: A person who is the first to think of or make something • Entrepreneur: A person who organizes resources to bring a new or better good or service to market in hopes of earning a profit

  40. Cotton Gin

  41. New Technologies • Cotton Gin • Inventor: Eli Whitney • Importance: • Increased production of cotton • Increased the need for slave

  42. Reaper

  43. New Technologies • Reaper • Inventor: Cyrus McCormick (entrepreneur) & Jo Anderson (enslaved African American) • Importance: Increased the productivity of the American farmer

  44. Steamboat

  45. New Technologies • Steamboat • Improved by: Robert Fulton • Importance: Connected Southern plantations and farms to Northern industries and Western territories

  46. New Technologies • Steam Locomotive • Importance: Provided faster land transportation

  47. Manifest Destiny Acrostic • Write manifest destiny across the paper. • Write a phrase or word that describes westward movement for each letter. • The word or phrase must start with the letter • Make your rough draft then on blank white paper do your final copy. • Draw one picture to include on your acrostic • Must be colorful and NEAT!!!

  48. MANIFESTDESTINY

  49. Invention Advertisement • Your advertisement MUST include: • The name of the invention • The name of the inventor • What the invention does • Why the invention is important for people to buy the invention/ or its effect • Picture of the invention • Slogan BE CREATIVE!!!

  50. Name of invention Slogan You can win with the Cotton Gin What it does Are you tired of watching your slaves spend hours separating cotton seeds? Do you want to increase your cotton production? Then buy Eli Whitney’s famous cotton gin today! It may increase the need for slaves but it will fatten your wallet! Picture Inventor Importance/Effect

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