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The Louisiana Purchase. 8.4.1 8.8.2. The Big Idea President Jefferson purchases the Louisiana Territory and helps America grow. Main Idea 1: Control of the Mississippi River became more important to the United States.
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The Louisiana Purchase 8.4.1 8.8.2 The Big Idea President Jefferson purchases the Louisiana Territory and helps America grow.
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
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
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
Pike’s Exploration • Zebulon Pike, explored west of Louisiana Terr. near Rocky Mountains • Pike’s Report: • Barren desert, not worth anything
John C. Fremont • Mapped between the Miss. Valley and Pac. Ocean • Described the beauty of the West Coast
Main Idea #1: Americans use the new maps to move out west. • Adventure • Escape from the boring farm life
Land • Good farmland is available out west, not at home
Freedom • No slavery out west
Jobs • Many new industries beginning and plenty of work
Manifest Destiny • It is America’s Destiny to conquer from Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Oregon Trail Notes
Big Idea • Americans follow the Oregon Trail to settle the West Coast
Who owned the territory? • Great Britain and US share it • 5,000 Americans live there • US wants to split at 49*N lat. line
Where did they settle? • Oregon Territory • North West US
How did they get there? • Oregon Trail • Trail from Missouri River to Oregon • Wagons
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
What was trail life like? • Dangerous Journey • food shortages • bad weather • mountains and rivers • Many died from disease • Very few NA attacks
What was the trail life like? • Exciting • Saw many new places • NA and mountain men guided the groups
Why did people go on the trail? • Seeking opportunity/land • Manifest Destiny • Want to control from coast to coast
Texas Independence Notes
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
New immigrants had to… • Learn Spanish • Become Catholic • Obey Mexican Law • No slavery • No more immigration
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
Battle of the Alamo • 125 Texans held the Alamo • Mex lays siege for 12 days • All Tex in Alamo are executed
Battle of Goliad • MEX wins • Executes all Texans at battle
Battle of San Jacinto • Battle lasts 10 minutes • 1400 Mex killed vs. 9 Tex • Santa Anna captured
Texas becomes a country in 1836 • Texas is Annexed by the US in 1845 • US is now one step closer to Manifest Destiny
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.