Westward Expansion In The 19th Century
Factors that Contributed to expansion? There were reasons for our westward expansion in the 19th century. One reason was our belief in Manifest Destin.
Manifest Destiny: Definition The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents
Identify the territory of US expansion?
?
Gold Rush 1848-49 Facts 1.The discovery of gold nuggets in the
Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush
2.A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted from the area during the Gold Rush
3., thousands of prospective gold miners traveled by sea or overland to
San Francisco and the surrounding area Homestead Act 1862 Points? In 1860, a homestead bill providing
Federal land grants to western settlers …show more content…
CREATE YOUR “OWN” TIMELINE FROM THE DATES BELOW
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The Louisiana Purchase Timeline
1763:
France gave Louisiana to Spain.
March 1801:
Napoleon wanted a French empire in North America. So, under pressure,
Spain returned Louisiana to France.
Federalists in the United States were alarmed that France now owned
Louisiana. They wanted to use force against France. But Jefferson (a
Democratic-Republican) sent Robert R. Livingston, the U.S. minister to
France to attempt to buy New Orleans.
January 1803:
U.S. sent James Monroe to join Livingston and try to buy New Orleans and West Florida from France.
April 1803:
Napoleon gave up his dream of an American empire because he was overwhelmed by the slave revolt in Haiti and also wanted to go to war with Britain.
The French offered Livingston and Monroe all of Louisiana (not just New
Orleans). Livingston and Monroe signed a treaty. For roughly $15 million, the U.S. acquired some 828,000 square miles of land, doubling the national territory of the United States.
October 1803:
The Senate ratified the treaty and in December the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase.
Document A: Alexander Hamilton
Manifest Destiny: Definition The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents
Identify the territory of US expansion?
?
Gold Rush 1848-49 Facts 1.The discovery of gold nuggets in the
Sacramento Valley in early 1848 sparked the Gold Rush
2.A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted from the area during the Gold Rush
3., thousands of prospective gold miners traveled by sea or overland to
San Francisco and the surrounding area Homestead Act 1862 Points? In 1860, a homestead bill providing
Federal land grants to western settlers …show more content…
CREATE YOUR “OWN” TIMELINE FROM THE DATES BELOW
[ use (3) different colors to represent year and event]
{provide a key to identify color]
The Louisiana Purchase Timeline
1763:
France gave Louisiana to Spain.
March 1801:
Napoleon wanted a French empire in North America. So, under pressure,
Spain returned Louisiana to France.
Federalists in the United States were alarmed that France now owned
Louisiana. They wanted to use force against France. But Jefferson (a
Democratic-Republican) sent Robert R. Livingston, the U.S. minister to
France to attempt to buy New Orleans.
January 1803:
U.S. sent James Monroe to join Livingston and try to buy New Orleans and West Florida from France.
April 1803:
Napoleon gave up his dream of an American empire because he was overwhelmed by the slave revolt in Haiti and also wanted to go to war with Britain.
The French offered Livingston and Monroe all of Louisiana (not just New
Orleans). Livingston and Monroe signed a treaty. For roughly $15 million, the U.S. acquired some 828,000 square miles of land, doubling the national territory of the United States.
October 1803:
The Senate ratified the treaty and in December the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase.
Document A: Alexander Hamilton