The Louisiana Purchase

1. The Louisiana Purchase 8.4.1 8.8.2 The Big Idea President Jefferson purchases the Louisiana Territory and helps America grow.

2. Main Idea 1: Control of the Mississippi River became more important to the United States. • Thousands of Americans farmed between App. Mnts and the Miss. R. by 1800s. • Use Miss. and Ohio Rivers to move products east. • Jefferson worried that Fra. could stop US from using the Miss. River and port of N.O. • Would keep US from trading

3. Mississippi is big! And New Orleans is important.

4. Main Idea 2:The Lou. Pur. almost doubled the size of the US. • Jefferson offers to buy New Orleans from France • The French offered to sell all of Lou. Terr. • Price was $15 million • Napoléon needs money to fund his wars in Europe

5. Lots of land for little cash

6. Main Idea 3: Expeditions increased Americans’ understanding of the West. Lewis and Clark Expedition • Goal: • explore the land, people, and plants in new territory • Find water route to the Pacific Ocean • Began near St. Louis on May 14, 1804 • Reached the Pacific Ocean in November, 1805

8. Pike’s Exploration • Zebulon Pike, explored west of Louisiana Terr. near Rocky Mountains • Pike’s Report: • Barren desert, not worth anything

10. Nevada Desert

11. Salt Flats

13. Tree in the Salt Flats

14. Moab, Utah

15. John C. Fremont • Mapped between the Miss. Valley and Pac. Ocean • Described the beauty of the West Coast

17. Yosemite

18. Oregon

19. Lake Shasta

20. Main Idea #1: Americans use the new maps to move out west. • Adventure • Escape from the boring farm life

21. Land • Good farmland is available out west, not at home

22. Freedom • No slavery out west

23. Jobs • Many new industries beginning and plenty of work

24. Manifest Destiny • It is America’s Destiny to conquer from Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean

25. Oregon Trail Notes

26. Big Idea • Americans follow the Oregon Trail to settle the West Coast

27. Who owned the territory? • Great Britain and US share it • 5,000 Americans live there • US wants to split at 49*N lat. line

28. Picture of Oregon territory

29. Where did they settle? • Oregon Territory • North West US

30. How did they get there? • Oregon Trail • Trail from Missouri River to Oregon • Wagons

31. What was the trail life like? • Tough • Most walked the 2000 miles • Used “buffalo chips” to cook over • Many died from disease • Very few NA attacks

32. What was trail life like? • Dangerous Journey • food shortages • bad weather • mountains and rivers • Many died from disease • Very few NA attacks

33. What was the trail life like? • Exciting • Saw many new places • NA and mountain men guided the groups

34. Chimney Rock

35. Independence Rock

36. Courthouse Rock

37. Why did people go on the trail? • Seeking opportunity/land • Manifest Destiny • Want to control from coast to coast

38. Texas Independence Notes

40. Main Idea #2: Texas Revolution creates an independent country. • Mexico owns state of Texas • Being attacked by NA tribes • Invites 300 American families to come in to protect land • Led by Stephen Austin

41. New immigrants had to… • Learn Spanish • Become Catholic • Obey Mexican Law • No slavery • No more immigration

42. Americans outnumber Mexicans in Texas • New President Santa Anna elected • Taxes all American goods • Declares himself dictator • Orders taking of American weapons • Americans refuse to obey • Want religious freedom • Want slaves • Want weapons

44. Battle of the Alamo • 125 Texans held the Alamo • Mex lays siege for 12 days • All Tex in Alamo are executed

45. The Alamo

46. Battle of Goliad • MEX wins • Executes all Texans at battle

47. Battle of San Jacinto • Battle lasts 10 minutes • 1400 Mex killed vs. 9 Tex • Santa Anna captured

48. Texas becomes a country in 1836 • Texas is Annexed by the US in 1845 • US is now one step closer to Manifest Destiny

49. War with Mexico 8.8.6 The Big Idea Manifest Destiny and the war with Mexico led to U.S. expansion to the Pacific Ocean.

50. US and Mex in 1830