Westward expansion

When was Thomas Jefferson President?

1801-9

When was the Louisiana Purchase

1803

What did the Louisiana Purchase do

Added over 828,000 square miles to the USA at a cost of less than 3 cents per acre

What was the significance of the Louisiana purchase for the USA

It doubled the the size of the USA and allowed the dream of westward expansion to become a reality

What are the two classifications of factors that caused westward expansion

Push and Pull factors

What is the concept of manifest destiny

A widely held belief in 19th century US that American settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent

When was the rate of Westward Expansion most accelerated

Between 1820s and 1840s

in 1810, how many Americans lived west of the Appalachians

1 in 7

In 1840, how many Americans lived west of the Appalachians

Nearly one in 2

What are the 4 main factors for why the USA expanded westward so quickly

• Role of federal government

• Economic factors

• Transport developments

• Role of individuals

When did Congress reduce the minimum purchase amount for new land and what to

Reduced it from 640 acres in 1785 to 40 acres in 1832

What did the federal reduction in minimum land purchase amount lead to

Minimum price per acre falling to about a dollar an acre

What did Jefferson send Monroe to get from Napoleon and what did he get instead

Sent him to offer $10 million for just New Orleans and West Florida but he came away with the entire territory of Louisiana for $15 million

When did the USA declare war on Britain?

1812

What was the aim of the 1812 war with Britian

Drive Britain out of Canada to open up more lands for American settlers

When did US efforts to seize Canada fail

1814 when the war ended

When were the borders of Canada and USA solidified and what was left contested

1815 but Oregon still disputed so was left open to joint occupancy by citizens from both countries