WESTERN EXPANSION

“Jefferson saw the West as the medium to obtain the values of an agrarian republic.”

Crowed cities would migrate rural residents migrating west in search of cheap land.

Land would convert the United States into “an empire of liberty.”

“Jeffersonian viewpoint, western expansion was a blessing economically, socially, and politically.”

JEFFERSON ENCOURAGES WESTERN EXPANSION

France tried to stop western expansion

Jefferson obtained Louisiana Territory from France doubled the size of the United States overnight.

Proper control of the Mississippi River

Western commerce could move down the Mississippi

THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

Jefferson sanctioned the Lewis and Clark expedition They were to discover the new areas that are on the west of the Mississippi

River.

Lewis and Clark were sent to discover the Missouri river over to the Pacific

Lewis and Clark- piloted countless rapids lead negotiations with numerous tribes collected thousands of plant and animal specimens revealed several passes through the Rockies produced an precise map their most valuable contribution to western exploration

Sacajawea, an Indian woman, served as their guide and translator.

MERIWETHER LEWIS AND WILLIAM CLARK EXPEDITION

American settlers went westward East coast to the Midwest, Southwest, and Texas Sought out economical potentials in the form of land to own and farm.

The development of the railroads and canals the development of an industrial economy and supported the westward movement of

settlers. American win in the Mexican War during the 1840s

led to the achievement of an enormous territory that included the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado, and New Mexico.

American movement into Texas led to an armed rebellion against Mexican ruling and a famous battle at the Alamo,

in which a band of Texans fought to the last man against a vastly superior force. The Texans’ had won victory over Mexican forces which brought Texas into the

Union.

WESTERN EXPANSION

The Second Great Awakening a religious renewal In the Appalachian region of Tennessee and Kentucky, the revival energized Presbyterians,

Methodists and Baptists the movement fortified the growth of new denominations

American Indians were beaten in violent conflicts with settlers and soldiers were enforced from their lands

The Embargo Act to protect neutral rights without war American exports plunged from $108 million in 1807 to a mere $22 million a year later imports fell from almost $145 million to about $58 million

Deforestation reduced the amount of original forest west of the Appalachian Mountains sharp decline of large animals, such as deer and bears, while the bison soon disappeared

east of the Mississippi River

R E P E R C U S S I O N S O F W E S T E R N E X P A N S I O N

Chapter Nine - The Jeffersonian Republic (1801-1824)

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