Westward Expansion

North AmericaBy: Kylan ColemanDamilola

Oyekanmi

Manifest Destiny

• The Manifest Destiny was the idea that the people should cover the entire continent.

Manifest Destiny

• The Manifest Destiny was the idea that the United States of America should cover the entire continent.

Territories

“American Progress”

• “American Progress” is a painting by the artist John Gast. The angel represents their protection.

Reason for moving West

• They moved West for the California gold. They also moved to the Great Plains for land.

Great Plains

• The Great Plains was an agricultural area.• Many Native Americans lived in the Great

Plains but then were forced to move to present day Oklahoma.

• The movement was known as the Trail of Tears.

Inventors

• John Deere invented the steel plow to make it easier to farm land.

• Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to help farmers produce more cotton.

Peter Cooper invented the steel locomotive to carry heavy loads of supplies faster than a horse could.

Inventors

• Joseph Gayetty invented toilet paper in 1857 so people could have cleaner butts.

• Humphry Davvy invented the first electric light- the first arc lamp in 1809.

Inventions

• Cotton Gin

Inventions

• Steel Plow

Inventions

• Steel Locomotive

Inventions

• Toilet Paper

Inventions

• Lamp

How much was the territories

• Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from France for $15 million.

• The Oregon Treaty was signed

Lewis and Clark

• Lewis and Clark explored the West.

North

• The North had smaller farms and manufacturing

South

• The south has large plantations

Pioneers Modifications

• Pioneers made modifications to the lands they lived in.

• They built houses , made fences and used resources from the forest

Credits

• By: Kylan Coleman & Damilola Oyekanmi• Source: Google & Microsoft

• Thanks Bill Gates

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