A Century of Expansion “The Realization of America ’ s Destiny”: 1763-1867 “The Realization...
-
Upload
joshua-henry -
Category
Documents
-
view
215 -
download
0
Transcript of A Century of Expansion “The Realization of America ’ s Destiny”: 1763-1867 “The Realization...
A Century of A Century of ExpansionExpansion
“ “The Realization of AmericaThe Realization of America’’s Destiny”: 1763-s Destiny”: 1763-18671867
Before IndependenceBefore Independence
Britain wins the French Britain wins the French & Indian War& Indian War
Colonial expansion Colonial expansion restricted by the restricted by the Proclamation Line of 1763
Gains of the Gains of the Revolutionary Revolutionary
WarWar Treaty of Paris - 1
783 Living space from Living space from
Appalachians west Appalachians west to the Mississippi to the Mississippi RiverRiver
Eases population Eases population pressure on the pressure on the Atlantic seaboardAtlantic seaboard
Northwest Ordinance (1787)Northwest Ordinance (1787) The following three principal provisions were ordained in
the document: (1) a division of the Northwest Territory into "not less than
three nor more than five States"; (2) a three-stage method for admitting a new state to the
Union—with a congressionally appointed governor, secretary, and three judges to rule in the first phase; an elected assembly and one nonvoting delegate to Congress to be elected in the second phase, when the population of the territory reached "five thousand free male inhabitants of full age"; and a state constitution to be drafted and membership to the Union to be requested in the third phase when the population reached 60,000;
(3) a bill of rights protecting religious freedom, the right to a writ of habeas corpus, the benefit of trial by jury, and other individual rights. In addition the ordinance encouraged education and forbade slavery.
Implication of Northwest Implication of Northwest OrdinanceOrdinance
What happens after the Louisiana What happens after the Louisiana Purchase when the number of Purchase when the number of possible states will increase?possible states will increase?
How will the interests of the slave How will the interests of the slave holding and non-slave holding states holding and non-slave holding states be balanced?be balanced?
What rights to the Native Americans What rights to the Native Americans hold under this ordinance?hold under this ordinance?
The Louisiana PurchaseThe Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon and France did not hold onto it for long!Napoleon and France did not hold onto it for long!
The Louisiana PurchaseThe Louisiana Purchase
In 1803 President Jefferson just wanted New Orleans.In 1803 President Jefferson just wanted New Orleans. Sec. of State Madison got all 900,000 acres for $15 million.
The Louisiana The Louisiana PurchasePurchase
Was the purchase legal?
What did we just buy? Lewis and Clark Expedition – The Corp of Discovery (Stephen Ambrose – Undaunted Courage)
Lewis & Clark / Corp of Lewis & Clark / Corp of DiscoveryDiscovery
Lewis & Clark expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean
Which nations Which nations might be might be concerned by concerned by U.S. U.S. expansion/encrexpansion/encroachment?oachment?
Unfinished Unfinished Business in Business in
FloridaFlorida Spain - weakened and Spain - weakened and
distracted by revolutiondistracted by revolution Seminole Indians rise Seminole Indians rise
up against settlersup against settlers
General Andrew Jackson invades in 1818 and defeats the Seminole Natives
Transcontinental Treaty (Adams-Onis) 1819
Missouri Compromise - 1820Missouri Compromise - 1820
Need arises because of the slavery issueNeed arises because of the slavery issue
Missouri Compromise - 1820Missouri Compromise - 1820
Missouri Missouri added as added as a slave a slave statestate
Will new latitude boundary be enforced?
Issue of slavery Issue of slavery temporarily solvedtemporarily solved
Maine Maine added as added as a free a free statestate
DonDon’’t Mess with Texas:t Mess with Texas:Independence & the Mexican-American Independence & the Mexican-American
WarWar Mexico gains Mexico gains
freedom from freedom from Spain - 1821Spain - 1821
Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin founds the colony founds the colony of Texas – 1822of Texas – 1822
Texas War for Texas War for Independence Independence 1835-6 1835-6
DonDon’’t Mess with Texas:t Mess with Texas:Independence & the Mexican-American Independence & the Mexican-American
WarWar
-Annexation of -Annexation of Texas: 1845Texas: 1845
-President James K. Polk defends U.S. actions & interests
-Mexican--Mexican-American War: American War: 1846-81846-8
-The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
(1848) The land that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought into the United States became, between 1850 and 1912, all or part of ten states: California (1850),Nevada (1864), Utah (1896), and Arizona (1912), Texas (1845) that then included partsKansas (1861), Colorado (1876), Wyoming (1890), Oklahoma (1907), and New Mexico (1912).
Gadsden Gadsden Purchase: Purchase:
18531853 30,000 sq. 30,000 sq.
miles for miles for $10 million$10 million
Done primarily Done primarily for mining & for mining & railroad railroad interestsinterests
American American interest interest grows after grows after Lewis & Lewis & Clark Clark expeditionexpedition
2,000 mile 2,000 mile journey on journey on the Oregon the Oregon Trail to get Trail to get therethere
Oregon Country: Oregon Country: Claiming the Northwest TerritoriesClaiming the Northwest Territories
American American settlers want settlers want land as far north land as far north as possibleas possible
54-4054-40’’ or Fight or Fight argument led by argument led by James PolkJames Polk
Agreement with Agreement with Britain reached Britain reached at 49at 49thth Parallel Parallel
Oregon Country: Oregon Country: Claiming the Northwest TerritoriesClaiming the Northwest Territories
Alaska: 1867Alaska: 1867 SewardSeward’’s Folly? s Folly?
1. How would the closing of the frontier affect America?
2. What is the significance of the frontier on American history?
Closing of the American Closing of the American FrontierFrontier
Quirky History:The “LOST STATES”