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The Louisiana Purchase (Cont.)
the U.S. got bigger and got even closer to realising the dream of Manifest Destiny. -
The Louisiana Purchase
What a deal! The louisiana purchase was bought from France in 1803 by Thomas Jefferson. Nepolean, the leader of France at that time, was leading his peo[lpe through a lot of wars, and they needed more money. Jefferson bought the purchase, but was afraid beucasehe didn't it without first consulting Congress, and thought he might have overstepped his authority. The entire Louisiana Purchased was bought for $15 mil, which is just 4 cents an acre. With the purchase of the cheap Louisiana Purchase, -
The Corps of Discovery (Cont.)
best men (and women) for the job, the Corps of Discovery set out into this new land, and discovered many new things. -
The Corps of Discovery
With the recently aquired peice of land called the Louisiana Territory, Thomas Jefferson needed to know what was out in the brand new frontier. Lews and Clark were picked to lead the Corps of Discovery, the group sent to explore this land. Their goals were to find the Nothwest Passage (a waterway to the Pacific ocean) document new species, and to make friends with the local tribes. On their journys, they aquired a guide and translator named Sacagawea, who saved their lives many times. With the -
The War of 1812
Called by some the Revolutionary War Part 2, the War of 1812 was a strange war, but good things came out of it that strengthened America. This war was fought between the British and the Americans. Neither side one, so a stalemate was issued. Even though it was a tie, the U.S. still gained a sense of nationalism becuase of the common cause they all had rallied behind. While locked in a British war ship, Francis Scott Key wrote The Star Spangled Banner, the now national anthem, while watching a -
The war of 1812 (Cont.)
battle. The war of 1812, a war that, while called by some the Forgotten War, was still vital to American history. -
The Florida Territory
Still entrapped in their quest for more land, America got the Florida territory. The way it was taken, however, is very interesting. Recently, Seminole indians had been helping escaped slaves. Andrew Jackson was sent to stop this, but ended up also capturing multiple Spanish forst and overthrowing their governor. The U.S. then 'bough' the land from the Spanish with the Adams-Onis treaty. Becuase of Andrew Jackson, America has the Florida territory today. -
The Monroe Doctrine (Cont.)
limiting foreign power's capabilities. -
The Monroe Doctrine
President Monroe gave a statement, which set the standard for future European power's involvment in American matters. This statement, called the Monroe Doctrine, helped the United States greatly. It stated that European powers should no longer interfear with politics in the Western hemisphere. This helped America's Manifest Destiny, becuase no more new powers would take their land. The Monroe Doctrine was a very helpful standard set by President Monroe, that helped Manifest Destiny through -
The Indian Removal Act and The Trail of Tears (Cont.)
believing he was doing good, forced 5 tribes to walk thousands of unforgiving miles in what is now known as the Trail of Tears. -
Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears
Death and sadness was abound as the Indian Removal Act was passed by Andrew Jackson. He did this to stop any possible disputes between American settlers and local tribes. Specifically, the Creek, Cherokee, Seminoles, Chocktaw, and Chickasaw tribes. They were forced to move, sometimes at gunpoint, to more from Florida to an Indian Territory, in what is now modern day Oklahoma. The path they traveled is call The Trail of Tears, becuase of the death and tears on the trek. President Jackson, -
The Oregon Territoy (Cont)
comprimising with their enemy, Britian. -
Texas
As we all know, everything is bigger in Texas. How this state became a state however, is quite an interesting story.With new colonies in the territoy, the Mexican army decided to attack The Alamo becuase of recent protests, killing hundreds of Texians. Sam Houston then led an army to fight back, and becmae the President of the newly founded Republic of Texas. President Polk then allowed them to join the Union. Texas's story, with murder and being its a country for a while, is awe inspiring. -
The Oregon Territory
The Oregon Territory, yet again a fight for land between Britian and the U.S. In this fight, The U.S. wanted this land becuase of their idea of Manifest Destiny, and they just wanted more land. America wanted all the land to the latitude-longitude lines 54'40. This became a slogan of "54'40 or Fight!". Since Britian didn't want to fight America again, they gave up the land, but not before comprimising it down to 49'. After it was all over, America gained the Oregon territory and ended up -
Mexican American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
With the new state Texas recently broken off of Mexico, some disputes where given from the people that just lost a big chunk of their land. Becuase of this, America sent armies to beat off Mexican soldiers trying to set a boundary for Texas. After winning, the actual border of Texas was officialized. America and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to end the fight. After all of the fighting, America and Mexico finally have official borders to work off of, and continued to thrive.
