American H: The Louisiana Purchase

10/1/25 American History Jr Year

where did the louisiana purchase take place?

region between the Appalachian mountains and the mississippi river.

who owned the land west of the Mississippi river?

France (Napoleon Bonaparte)

who did Jefferson send to negotiate with Napoleon

James Monroe

who explored the west in 1803

Meriwether Lewis & William Clarke

industrial revolution

wide spread use of machinery to produce goods

steel plow

turns soil over, by John Deere

mechanical reaper

harvested crops, by Cyrus Hall McCormick

what was the result of more factories?

more jobs

what does the south still rely on?

slaves and cotton

cotton gin

picked cotton faster

what did new jobs and population lead to?

new transportation (steamboats, railroads, roads)

nationalism

loyalty and devotion to ones nation

jacksonian democracy

political movement that celebrated the “common man”

what was Andrew Jacksons, spoil system

political parties giving government jobs to its supporters

nullification doctrine

a state can reject a federal law if it’s unconstitutional

Indian Removal Act

forced Native Americans to move to a new Indian Territory (Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska)

name of the brutal journey of the indians

Trail of Tears

abolitionist

reformers who protested social issues. (most were slaves)

what was the second great Awakening?

churches organize revival meeting and informal religious events

who was Charles Grandison Finney?

prominent awakening figure. belived it was societies role toimprove their own lives

William Lloyd Garrison

published an anti-slavery newspaper called “The Liberator”, wanted emancipation for all enslaved people

Frederick Douglass

escaped slave, taught himself to read and write

David Walker

clothing store owner/writer. printed and sewed anti-slavery pamphlets into pockets

Sojorner Truth

born in slavery, sent messages that said all people are equal

Harriet Jacobs

born in slavery, escaped. published “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.”

what is the labor union

groups advocate for workers rights and protections (safe conditions, less hrs, more pay)

womens sufferage

the right to vote

who is John O’ Sullivan

magazine editor. wrote and urged the U.S to Anne Texas as a state.

manifest destiny

the God given right to own/take land

pioneers

people moving to new unfamiliar lands

James K. Polk

11th prez. fought for annexation of Texas

what does the U.S believe the border ends?

rio grande river

where does Mexico believe the border ends?

neuces river

when did the U.S gain New Mexico and California

August 1846