Sol 1.8 Westward Expansion Powerpoint
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Westward ExpansionWestward Expansion
SOL US1.8aSOL US1.8aLisa PenningtonLisa Pennington
Social Studies Instructional SpecialistSocial Studies Instructional SpecialistPortsmouth Public SchoolsPortsmouth Public Schools
Major IdeasMajor Ideas
• Between 1801 and 1861, exploration was encouraged as America underwent vast territorial expansion and settlement.
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New territories added to the New territories added to the United States after 1801United States after 1801
Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana Purchase
• Jefferson bought land from France (the Louisiana Purchase) which doubled the size of the U.S.
• In the Lewis and Clark expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored the Louisiana Purchase from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
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FloridaFlorida
• Spain gave Florida to the United States through a treaty.
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TexasTexas
• Texas was added after it became an independent republic http://www.garwood-voigt.com/catalogues/H24607TexasGray.jpg
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OregonOregon
• The Oregon Territory was divided by the United State and Great Britain.
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CaliforniaCalifornia
• War with Mexico resulted in California and the Southwest Territory becoming part of the United States.
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