americans move westward -...
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• Ppl moved West…
needed to improve transportation
Problem•Ppl wanted to move west but travel was difficult•Settlers in the West needed ways to transport goods to eastern markets.
Solution•Americans developed new methods of transportation
Better Roads(created tolls to pay for building roads)
Canals(Erie Canal connected western and eastern
cities)
Steamboats(Robert Fulton
created steamboats)
Transportation in the US1790 - 1830
II. Division• Congress works on rebuilding economy
– Bank of the US charter runs out– Creates Second Bank of the US– Passed Tariff of1816 – raised taxes on
imports• Ppl bought more American goods• Southerners felt it made things too
expensive for them
• Created sectionalism -> ppl in different sections of the country had different interests–South – John C Calhoun spoke for the
South»Supported War of 1812»Supported slavery
–North – Daniel Webster spoke for the North
»Opposed War of 1812»Thought slavery was evil»Wanted Congress to focus on
building economy–West – Henry Clay spoke for the West
»Supported War of 1812»Wanted Congress to focus on
building economy
III. Protective Tariffs• Placed a tax on imports but not on goods made
here in the US• Made items here cheaper than imports• Example: Cloth in US $6/roll
Cloth from Britain $5/roll + 25% tariff = $6.25/roll
I. Gaining Florida• Spain owned Florida• Latin America fights for independence from
Spain (Mexican Revolution)• General Andrew Jackson goes into Florida to
capture it… Spain too busy in Latin America• Spain sells Florida to US under the Adams-Onis
Treaty for $5 million
II. Stance in Latin America• US supported L. Amer getting independence• Some European countries ready to help Spain
gain control• President Monroe issues Monroe Doctrine
US would not interfere in European affairs but warned Europe to leave L. Amer alone
Source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monroe_doctrine.jpg
Source: Monroe Doctrine cartoon by F. Victor Gillam (1896)
Keep Off!
The Monroe Doctrine
will be respected.
Source: The Great Wall, Nashville Tennessean, 1915, by Carey Orr