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The Young RepublicThe Young Republic
Chapter 11Chapter 11
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Exploring the WestExploring the West
Chapter 11 Lesson 1Chapter 11 Lesson 1
Immigrants and PioneersImmigrants and Pioneers
◊ Immigrants came to:• Escape hard times• Earn money• Own land
◊ The Cumberland Gap• A low place in the mountains• Main route pioneers took:
◊ Wilderness road
◊ Immigrants came to:• Escape hard times• Earn money• Own land
◊ The Cumberland Gap• A low place in the mountains• Main route pioneers took:
◊ Wilderness road
Americans Continue WestAmericans Continue West
◊ New States• Kentucky• Tennessee• Ohio
◊ New States• Kentucky• Tennessee• Ohio
The Louisiana PurchaseThe Louisiana Purchase
◊ President of the United States• Thomas Jefferson
◊ Problem he faced• There were no ports on the Gulf of
Mexico◊ Very Big Purchase
• April 30, 1803• Bought Louisiana Territory from France
◊ Doubled the size of the U.S.A
◊ President of the United States• Thomas Jefferson
◊ Problem he faced• There were no ports on the Gulf of
Mexico◊ Very Big Purchase
• April 30, 1803• Bought Louisiana Territory from France
◊ Doubled the size of the U.S.A
Lewis and ClarkLewis and Clark
◊ Corps of Discovery• Set out from St. Louis Missouri• May 1804
◊ Corps of Discovery• Set out from St. Louis Missouri• May 1804
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William Clark
Meriwether Lewis
Lewis and ClarkLewis and Clark
◊ Expedition Succeeds• Reached Pacific Ocean• November 1805
◊ They would not have been successful without the help of Sacagawea
◊ The expedition added to the knowledge about the lands of the west
◊ Expedition Succeeds• Reached Pacific Ocean• November 1805
◊ They would not have been successful without the help of Sacagawea
◊ The expedition added to the knowledge about the lands of the west
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Pike in the SouthwestPike in the Southwest
◊ Zebulon Pike explored the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase
◊ Reported that Spanish territories needed manufactured goods
◊ Americans traveled to the southwest to sell goods
◊ Zebulon Pike explored the southwest portion of the Louisiana Purchase
◊ Reported that Spanish territories needed manufactured goods
◊ Americans traveled to the southwest to sell goods
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Expanding BordersExpanding BordersChapter 11 Lesson 2Chapter 11 Lesson 2
Troubles GrowTroubles Grow
◊ Pioneers often settled on lands belonging to Native Americans
◊ Britain encouraged Native Americans to fight Americans
◊ Conflicts with Britain• What angered Americans
◊ Impressments of American sailors: forced American sailors off their ships and made them work on British ships
◊ Pioneers often settled on lands belonging to Native Americans
◊ Britain encouraged Native Americans to fight Americans
◊ Conflicts with Britain• What angered Americans
◊ Impressments of American sailors: forced American sailors off their ships and made them work on British ships
The War of 1812The War of 1812
◊ War between America and Britain◊ Important American victories
• Battle of Lake Erie• Battle of the Thames
◊ British Attacks on Cities• 1814• Washington, D.C. • Baltimore
◊ While being held prisoner by the British, Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star Spangled Banner”
◊ War between America and Britain◊ Important American victories
• Battle of Lake Erie• Battle of the Thames
◊ British Attacks on Cities• 1814• Washington, D.C. • Baltimore
◊ While being held prisoner by the British, Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star Spangled Banner”
The War of 1812The War of 1812
◊ The Growth of Nationalism• After the war ended in 1823• Monroe Doctrine
◊ United States would stop European nations from starting new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
◊ The Growth of Nationalism• After the war ended in 1823• Monroe Doctrine
◊ United States would stop European nations from starting new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
Extending DemocracyExtending Democracy
◊ Who could vote in 1828?• All white men
◊ New President• Andrew Jackson
◊ New Ideas• Jacksonian Democracy
◊ Common man◊ Changing sense of democracy
◊ Who could vote in 1828?• All white men
◊ New President• Andrew Jackson
◊ New Ideas• Jacksonian Democracy
◊ Common man◊ Changing sense of democracy
The Indian Removal ActThe Indian Removal Act
◊ Purpose• To take Cherokee lands
◊ The Trail of Tears• When: 1838• What happened:
◊ Cherokees were forced by the U.S. Army to walk 800 miles through cold weather to the new Indian Territory
◊ 1 out of 4 died on the journey, totalling deaths in the thousands
◊ Almost all Native Americans were forced west of the Mississippi
◊ Purpose• To take Cherokee lands
◊ The Trail of Tears• When: 1838• What happened:
◊ Cherokees were forced by the U.S. Army to walk 800 miles through cold weather to the new Indian Territory
◊ 1 out of 4 died on the journey, totalling deaths in the thousands
◊ Almost all Native Americans were forced west of the Mississippi
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From Ocean to OceanFrom Ocean to OceanChapter 11 Lesson 3Chapter 11 Lesson 3
Texas IndependenceTexas Independence
◊ Americans in Texas• Angered by Texas government raising
taxes
◊ The Alamo• 1836• Who won: Mexicans
◊ Americans in Texas• Angered by Texas government raising
taxes
◊ The Alamo• 1836• Who won: Mexicans
The Lone Star RepublicThe Lone Star Republic
◊ April 21, 1836◊ What happened:
• Texas attacked and captured Mexican General Santa Anna
◊ Result• Texas given independence • Added to the United States in 1845
◊ April 21, 1836◊ What happened:
• Texas attacked and captured Mexican General Santa Anna
◊ Result• Texas given independence • Added to the United States in 1845
Trails WestTrails West
◊ Oregon Trail• From Missouri to Oregon Country• Pioneers traveled in covered wagons
and wagon trains
◊ Mormon Trail• Mormon leader: Bringham Young• Route from Illinois to Great Salt Lake
Valley
◊ Oregon Trail• From Missouri to Oregon Country• Pioneers traveled in covered wagons
and wagon trains
◊ Mormon Trail• Mormon leader: Bringham Young• Route from Illinois to Great Salt Lake
Valley
Expanding Borders Expanding Borders
◊ New conflicts over Oregon Country• Solution: American signed a treaty
with Britain to set Oregon border
◊ New conflicts over Oregon Country• Solution: American signed a treaty
with Britain to set Oregon border
Expanding Borders Expanding Borders
◊ Mexican American War• Conflict between America and Mexico
over southwestern lands
◊ New Borders• Signed Treaty with Mexico setting Rio
Grande as southern border• U.S.A. purchased Mexican Cession lands• U.S.A. purchased Gadsden lands
◊ Mexican American War• Conflict between America and Mexico
over southwestern lands
◊ New Borders• Signed Treaty with Mexico setting Rio
Grande as southern border• U.S.A. purchased Mexican Cession lands• U.S.A. purchased Gadsden lands
California Gold Rush California Gold Rush
◊ Forty-niners• People looking for gold came from
around the world
◊ Changing California• Population grew quickly• Became a state in 1850
◊ Forty-niners• People looking for gold came from
around the world
◊ Changing California• Population grew quickly• Became a state in 1850
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New Ideas and InventionsNew Ideas and Inventions
◊ Chapter 11 Lesson 4◊ Chapter 11 Lesson 4
TransportationTransportation
◊ National Road• Road that went across the
Appalachians
◊ Erie Canal• Linked the Great Lakes and the
Atlantic Ocean• Made New York a center for trade
◊ National Road• Road that went across the
Appalachians
◊ Erie Canal• Linked the Great Lakes and the
Atlantic Ocean• Made New York a center for trade
Steamboats and Railroads Steamboats and Railroads
◊ Steamboats became the main way to travel on large rivers
◊ Steamboats became the main way to travel on large rivers
◊ Railroads made it easier for people to travel and ship goods
◊ Railroads made it easier for people to travel and ship goods
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Industrial RevolutionIndustrial Revolution
◊ Began in 1800’s◊ It was a change to using machines
for making large quantities of goods
◊ Began in 1800’s◊ It was a change to using machines
for making large quantities of goods
Industrial RevolutionIndustrial Revolution
◊ Mills in the North• Samuel Slater was a British mill
worker• He built the first American textile mill• It marked the beginning of large-scale
manufacturing in the United States
◊ Mills in the North• Samuel Slater was a British mill
worker• He built the first American textile mill• It marked the beginning of large-scale
manufacturing in the United States
More InventionsMore Inventions
◊ Eli Whitney • Invented the cotton gin
◊ Changed plantation farming, now cotton could be prepared in less time
• Invented interchangeable parts for guns◊ These are parts that are exactly alike◊ This invention made mass production possible
• Large amounts of goods could be made at one time
◊ Eli Whitney • Invented the cotton gin
◊ Changed plantation farming, now cotton could be prepared in less time
• Invented interchangeable parts for guns◊ These are parts that are exactly alike◊ This invention made mass production possible
• Large amounts of goods could be made at one time
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More InventionsMore Inventions
◊ Cyrus McCormick• Invented the mechanical reaper
◊ Farmers could harvest wheat much faster
◊ Cyrus McCormick• Invented the mechanical reaper
◊ Farmers could harvest wheat much faster
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More InventionsMore Inventions
◊ John Deere• Invented the strong steel plow
◊ Cut through the heavy soil in the Midwest more quickly and easily
◊ John Deere• Invented the strong steel plow
◊ Cut through the heavy soil in the Midwest more quickly and easily
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More InventionsMore Inventions
◊ Samuel F.B. Morse• Invented the telegraph
◊ It was a faster way to communicate
• Invented Morse Code◊ Code system of dots and dashes used to
communicate with the telegraph
◊ Samuel F.B. Morse• Invented the telegraph
◊ It was a faster way to communicate
• Invented Morse Code◊ Code system of dots and dashes used to
communicate with the telegraph
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