Transcript Westward Migration US-U3-L1

Bell Ringer
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What states were part of the Northwest
Ordinance?
Who were the 3rd and 4th presidents of the
United States?
WESTWARD MIGRATION
SSUSH6 The student will analyze the nature of territorial
and population growth and the impact of this growth in
the early decades of the new nation.
a. Explain the Northwest Ordinance’s importance in the
westward migration of Americans, and on slavery, public
education, and the addition of new states.
b. Describe Jefferson’s diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana
Purchase from France and the territory’s exploration by
Lewis and Clark.
Northwest Ordinance
The ordinance
was passed
under the
Articles of
Confederation
as a means of
raising money
for the new
government
 It set up an
orderly way of
settling the new
territory by
dividing the area
into townships
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Northwest Ordinance
Showed the citizens that the US
government intended to allow for westward
expansion!
 Allowed new states to be EQUAL members
of the United States.
 Made the Ohio River the boundary
between free and slave states.
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Northwest Ordinance
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The Northwest Ordinance:
1-guaranteed freedom of religion, property, and
trial by jury.
2-forbad slavery, beginning the division between
northern and southern states
3-set aside land for the support of public
education
4-set up rules for how territories could become
states
What ordinances were passed to entice
settlers to move into the new territory?
Education, Slavery, New States
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Education: Schools were seen as a place
to instill “American Values.” Many states
guaranteed public education in their state
constitutions.
 Noah Webster: created 1st US Dictionary
Slavery: Not allowed. Many free blacks
move to Ohio River.
 New States Created out of North
West Ordinance: Ohio, Illinois,
Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin
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Louisiana Purchase
 In
1800 France
gained New Orleans
from the Spanish
 President Thomas
Jefferson sent an
ambassador, James
Monroe, to France
to attempt to gain
use of Mississippi
River (New Orleans
is at the Mouth of
the Mississippi River)
In 1803, to gain money to fight the British,
Napoleon Bonaparte (Ruler of France)
offered to sell the entire Louisiana Territory
to the U.S.
 The U.S. purchased the territory for $15
million, doubling the size of the U.S.
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Why was Napoleon willing to
sell President Jefferson the land?
Why would President Jefferson
want the Louisiana Purchase
Territory?
Lewis and Clark
In 1804, Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark west to explore the new
territory and to find a water route to the Pacific
Ocean
 The Expedition was officially called: The Corps
of Discovery included Sacagawea, an Indian
guide, and York, Clark’s slave
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Lewis and Clark
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The expedition lasted 3 years
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What they DID:
◦ They discovered many new plants and animals and
made contact with many different Natives.
◦ They kept detailed records of their discoveries and
mapped out the territory they explored.
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What they Didn’t Do:
◦ discover a water route a to Pacific Ocean
What was the purpose of the
Lewis and Clark Expedition?
Go Westward with Lewis and Clark!
GO ON THE JOURNEY!
Exit Ticket
What was the land purchase that nearly
doubled the size of the United States in
1803? Where was it purchased from?
 What was the purpose of the Louis and
Clark Expedition? What the task
accomplished?
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