Transcript Westward Expansion: Impact on the Original Americans

Westward Expansion:
Impact on the Original
Americans
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The Declaration of Independence: A Transcription
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands
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which have connected them with
another, andfor
to assume
among the powers of the earth, the separate and
equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions
of mankind requires that they1.
should
declare
the causes
which impel
them to the separation.
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator
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with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to
secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of
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of shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer,
while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But
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when a long train of abuses and usurpations,
pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce
them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide
new Guards for their future security.
The Northwest Ordinance of
1787
The Northwest Ordinance of
1787- Map
The Northwest Ordinance of
1787- Highlights
•Took place before the Louisiana Purchase
•Stated that all of the Northwest territories could become
states if they had at least 60,000 members
•Gave Congress the right to appoint a Governor and a
Secretary to uphold laws in the new states and territories
•Declared that the new territories could not allow slavery (this
was the first time the United States took a stand against
slavery)
•Encouraged Westward Expansion through low taxes and the
promise of cheap land
•Promised to allow Native Americans to remain on their land
The Northwest Ordinance of
1787-Excerpts
On Slavery:
“There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory,
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otherwise than in the
punishment
crimes
whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted: Provided,
always,
That any person
escaping
the same, from
1. Was
the Northwest
Ordinance
a ofinto
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you
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member
Congress,
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labor or service as aforesaid.”
2.
Was the Northwest
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On Native Americans good thing for slaves?
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to good government and the
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way!
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and
the meansOrdinance
of education
3. schools
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Northwest
a shall forever be
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encouraged. The utmostgood
good thing
faithc.shall
alwayswith
be observed
towards the Indians;
forMaybe
Native
Americans?
their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent;
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do liberty,
you think
as be
a invaded or disturbed,
and, in their property,
theyhappened
shall never
of the Northwest
unless in just and lawful result
wars authorized
by Congress; but laws founded in justice
and humanity, shall fromOrdinance?
time to time be made for preventing wrongs being done
to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.”
What happened next?
•In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase
•Lewis and Clark explored from the Atlantic to the Pacific between 1803 to 1806
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•The Florida Purchase was made in 1819
do you
thinkin
theorder
New Americans
did to
•Americans continued toWhat
expand
West
to seek land,
fortune, and new lives.
the Native Americans as they expanded
West?
a.
The New Americans respected the
Northwest Ordinance and left the Native
Americans alone
b.
The New Americans made friends with
the Native Americans and they lived
together in harmony
c.
The New Americans bought out the
Native Americans’ lands
d.
The New Americans kicked the Native
Americans off of their lands and took over
The Indian Removal Act of
1830
As Americans moved West, the fact that the Native Americans could keep their land
“Congress, I for
hereby
propose
that weThe
instate
became very inconvenient
the New
Americans.
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the Indian
Act. All
needAlso,
is land
land for farming,
mining,Removal
and searching
for Igold.
the Native Americans were
different. ThetoNew
Americans
did tonot someplace
really like the
Native Americans’ culture. Many
move
the Indians
where
Native Americans
with
American
culture, by learning to read and write,
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befit
ininthe
way.
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develop their money
own written
languages,
similar to those of the
to make
treatiesestablishing
with them. governments
If they
United States,agree
and even
starting
a plantation
system
with
to move
West,
we will pay
them,
andslavery. However, it was not
enough. The New Americans still did not like the Native Americans, and wanted them
provide them with land in the West where
to go. President Andrew Jackson was the one who thought of an immediate solutions to
the problem. they can live.”
The Indian Removal Act of
1830
President Andrew Jackson told Congress that he would only remove the Native
Americans peaceably. There would be no war or violence. However, in spite of his
promise, he used the military to kick Native Americans off of their land when they
refused to move voluntarily.
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If you were a Native American, what would
you do?
a.
Take the money and leave for the West
b.
Try to become like a New American
and live at peace with them
c.
Take the case to the Supreme Court to
try and get justice
d.
Go to war
The Indian Removal Act of
1830
Whatever you answered, you were right!
•Many Native Americans took the deal and fled West to reservations so that they would
not be persecuted by the New Americans
•The Seminole tribe in Florida went to war against the United States. They lost, and
were transferred to designated Indian territories.
•The Cherokee tried to live in harmony with the New Americans, and even took their
case to the Supreme Court. They argued that they were citizens of the United States by
birth, and could not be forcibly removed from their land. They actually won the case in
court, but were still forced to leave their land by the military. This began a terrible
moment in the history of our country. The Cherokee were forced to walk thousands of
miles in the winter to an Indian Territory. They were not the only tribe that was forced
to walk the Trail of Tears. In total, 60,000 people died during the Indian removal act.
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The Indian Removal Act of
1830
The Indian Removal Act of
1830
The Indian Removal Act of
1830