Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France - 1803
The size of the US doubled overnight
Lewis and Clark were sent to explore and survey
Sacajawea served as a translator and guide
The Oregon Territory became ours
Migration into Florida increased after the War of 1812
Florida was acquired by Adams-Onis treaty
Americans surged westward seeking economic opportunity
Farm land was readily available in the Midwest, Southwest and Texas
The growth of railroads and canals boosted the manufacturing economy
The growth of railroads brought goods to the east from the West
The growth of railroads made it easier for settlers to get to the West
Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin in 1794
The Cotton Gin made cotton much easier to harvest
Harvesting cotton was primarily slave based
Cotton became the leading southern industry/export
Slavery spread further into the Deep South
Americans migrated into Texas
Texas was a Mexican claim
America defeats Mexico in the US-Mexican War
Manifest Destiny: the belief that America should stretch Atlantic to Pacific
Political support for territorial expansion is derived from the idea of Manifest Destiny
Indians still occupied the majority of the Midwest and West
Westward migration brought white settlers into conflict with Indians
Indians were repeatedly defeated
Indians were forcibly removed from their lands
The Trail of Tears - movement of the Cherokee from East to OK
Indians are confined to reservations
Indian Removal Act is passed in 1830
Treaty of Paris 1783 is signed
America fights the British in the American Revolution
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is signed
Chinese help build the railroads out west
Pioneer families move west
Transcontinental Railroad is built
