Western Expansion

Jennifer Maughan HIS/115 9/18/2011 Sarah Watkins

Table of Contents

Thomas Jefferson Encouragement to Go West Repercussions to Explore Political Trends Social Trends Economic Trends References Q&A

Thomas Jefferson

Age of Enlightenment All People Created Equal Overcome Obstacles to Explore America Wrote Declaration Of Independence Curiosity to Explore America America Has Valuable Land to Be Cultivated

Encouragement to Go West

Preserve Agriculture

Preserve Agrarian Republic Vast Amounts of Land

Overcrowding in Settlements on Coast Low Cost of Land Strengthen Republican Party

Repercussions to Explore

Jefferson Had Ambition to Explore America Increase Value of Agriculture

The Settlement Was Overcrowded

Spacious Living Environment in the West New Opportunities and Life

Political Trends

European Strength Preventing Expansion Spanish Secretly Ceded Louisiana

Spanish had upper hand and prevented expansion. Napoleon was preparing for battle. Napoleon sold Louisiana Territory to Jefferson.

Louisiana Purchase

Social Trends

Equality

Slavery was prohibited in Northwest. Population of free slaves was increasing.

Immigrants were using Native American resources. Lewis and Clark sent to gather information for exploration. Jeffersons intent was to cause tribes to go into debt.

Native Americans

Economic Trends

Jefferson Placed Embargo on Trading

America could not trade with foreign countries. New England lost their profit. They lifted the embargo. Trade internationally, except for Britain and France.
Jefferson had previously cut military spending. America did not have enough money to fight back.

New Republicans Gain Power

Britain Threatens America

References

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