Westward Expansion

Dakota W. English (Harry)Landon (Lannan) Lau

Joshua (Hoshua) Mano

The Louisiana Purchase

(Part 1)

Before Westward Expansion America was owned by three major nations. These Nations were France, Spain, and Britain (Now with no territory.) . It wasn’t until 1803 when President Thomas Jefferson purchased land that stretched from the Mississippi to the rockies, and Canada to New Orleans from the french for 15 million dollars. Thomas Jefferson thought that Westward Expansion was the key to the nation's Health. In order to provide enough land to support an ideal population the U.S hand to continue to grow. Westward Expansion was one of the most important part of America.

The Louisiana Purchase

(Part 2)

In the 1800’s Louisiana wasn’t a state. Rather it was a territory across the great plains. So that entire territory was Louisiana. During that time there were a lot of slave rebellions so the United states offered to buy the port of New Orleans. Instead the French Offered to sell the territory of Louisiana instead. By increasing the territory of the United States some people argued that the land should be filled with slaves. Other people argued against it. Eventually in 1820 lawmakers made the Missouri Compromise. This made an imaginary line that separated slave territory from non slave territory.

The Mexican War The Mexican War was a battle between the United States and Mexico, that lasted from April 1846 to February 1848. The American winning resulted in the U.S. gaining more than 500,000 square miles (1,300,000 square km) of Mexican territory, extending westward from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean. Initially, the United States declined to incorporate it into the union, mostly because northern political interests were against the addition of a new slave state. The Mexican government was also encouraging border raids and warning that any attempt at annexation would lead to a war.

Outcomes of the Mexican War

With the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, that ended the Mexican-American War. The Treaty of Guadalupe is the treaty drew the boundary between the United States and Mexico at the Rio Grande and the Gila River, for a payment of $15,000,000. United States gained more than 500,000 square miles (1,300,000 square km) of Mexican territory, expanding the U.S. territory by about one-third. That territory is now current day Arizona, California, western Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. But, for the Mexican’s they lost about 50 percent of their territory.

Indian Removal The Indian Removal Act was signed into law on May 28, 1830 by United States President Andrew Jackson. The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands. However most of the land taken was by force

Indian Removal(tribes affected)

The five major tribes affected were the:

● Cherokee● Chickasaw● Choctaw● Creek● Seminole

Cherokee Tribe American Indians resisted removal in various

ways. Many Cherokee believed that they could

prevent conflicts with settlers by adopting the

culture of white people. However, the adoption of

white culture did not protect the Cherokee. After

gold was discovered on Cherokee land in Georgia,

their treaty rights were ignored. When the

Cherokee refused to move, the Georgia militia

began attacking Cherokee towns. In response, the

tribe sued the state. The Cherokee said that they

were an independent nation, and that the

government of Georgia had no legal power within

their territory..

Seminole TribeUnlike the Cherokee, the Seminole of Florida

fought removal with armed resistance. In 1832

some Seminole leaders were forced to sign a

treaty promising to leave Florida within three

years. They also agreed that any Seminole of

African ancestry would be considered a runaway

slave. This condition worried the Seminole,

because many escaped slaves had become

accepted as family members of the Seminole. The

Seminole ignored the treaty and refused to leave

Florida or sign a new removal agreement. A

Seminole leader named Osceola called upon the

Seminole to resist removal by force.

At the end of the Second Seminole War, several

hundred Seminole remained carefully hidden in

the Florida everglades.

Choctaw TribeThe Choctaw were the first American Indians

sent to Indian Territory. After the Mississippi

legislature abolished the government of the

Choctaw, some Choctaw leaders signed the

Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. This treaty

gave more than 7.5 million acres of their land

to the state. The Choctaw journeyed from

Mississippi to Indian Territory during the

winter of 1831–32. The trip was disastrous.

Federal officials in charge of the move did not

provide enough food or supplies. As a result,

about one fourth of the Choctaw died of cold,

disease, and starvation.

Creek tribeSome Creek decided to stay on their lands, located

mainly in Alabama, but state officials ordered

their forced removal. In 1836, federal troops led

some 14,500 captured Creek, many in chains, to

Indian Territory. Many of their lands were stolen

for white settlement after the American

Revolutionary war.

Chickasaw tribeThe Chickasaw, mostly from Mississippi, were

moved west in the winter of 1837–38. They had

been promised better supplies on their trip to

Indian Territory. Yet, Chickasaw lives were also

lost during removal. the Chickasaw ceded their

land east of the Mississippi in 1832 and agreed to

remove to the Indian Territory. The failure to find

suitable land delayed their move until 1837, after

which the Chickasaw settled in southeast

Oklahoma on land leased from the Choctaw.

Bibliography(Louisiana

Purchase Slides)

● Blakemore, Erin. "Why France Sold the Louisiana Purchase to the US." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 23 Aug. 2018. Web. 07 May 2019.

● Editors, History.com. "Louisiana Purchase." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 02 Dec. 2009. Web. 07 May 2019.

● Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 26 Jan. 2019, www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

Bibliography(Mexican War

Slides)

● Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 26 Jan. 2019, www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

● Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Mexican-American War.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 28 Nov. 2018, www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War.

● https://www.history.com/topics/mexican-american-war/mexican-american-war

Bibliography(Indian Removal

Slides)

● Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Indian Removal Act.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 6 Dec. 2016, www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Removal-Act.

● Chickasaw, www.tolatsga.org/chick.html.

● https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/MTg0NjEwMTgxMjha

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