the young republic chapter 11. exploring the west chapter 11 lesson 1

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The Young RepublicThe Young Republic

Chapter 11Chapter 11



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





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



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





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



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



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





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






◊ Cyrus McCormick• Invented the mechanical reaper

◊ Farmers could harvest wheat much faster

◊ Cyrus McCormick• Invented the mechanical reaper

◊ Farmers could harvest wheat much faster






◊ 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






◊ 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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