Transcript Impact of Expansion and Growth

Impact of Expansion and
Growth
SSUSH6 The student will analyze the impact of territorial
expansion and population growth and the impact of this growth in
the early decades of the new nation.
b. Describe Jefferson’s diplomacy in obtaining the Louisiana
Purchase from France and the territory’s exploration by Lewis and
Clark.
d. Describe the construction of the Erie Canal, the rise of New
York City, and the development of the nation’s infrastructure.
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase
 In 1803, US President Thomas Jefferson arranged the
purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France.
 The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the area of the
United States.
 The Louisiana Territory was west of the Mississippi
River to the Rocky Mountains, stretching from the Gulf
of Mexico to Canada.
 President Jefferson wanted to make sure that the US
could use the Mississippi River for commerce, so he had
the American ambassador to France to negotiate to buy
the port of New Orleans.
 This would allow the US access between the Gulf of
Mexico and the Mississippi River. They were very
surprised when the French offered to sell the entire
Louisiana Territory for 15 million dollars. The purchase
was completed on April 30, 1803.
Lewis and Clark
 In 1804, Jefferson sent Lewis and
Clark to map the newly-acquired
western US territory
 They returned in 1806 with maps,
newly-discovered animals, and
information about Indian tribes.
 Lewis and Clark traveled from
Missouri west to Oregon and back
again, mapping much of the area.
Construction of the Erie Canal
 The Erie Canal, begun in 1817, was one of the most
ambitious construction projects of nineteenth-century
America.
 It was longer by far than any other canal previously built
in Europe or America, crossing rivers and valleys,
cutting through deep rock, and passing through marshes
and forests in its 363-mile course across New York State.
 From the opening days of the canal in 1825, thousands of
people from America and Europe took advantage of the
new inland waterway and its faster, smoother mode of
travel.
 Thousands more were employed on the canal operating
cargo boats that transported goods such as salt, flour,
or textiles between Buffalo and New York City.
Impact of the Erie Canal
 The Erie Canal proved to be the key that unlocked an enormous
series of social and economic changes in the young nation.
 The Canal spurred the first great westward movement of
American settlers, gave access to the rich land and resources
west of the Appalachians and made New York the preeminent
commercial city in the United States.
 Within 15 years of the Canal's opening, New York was the
busiest port in America, moving tonnages greater than Boston,
Baltimore and New Orleans combined.
 The impact on the rest of the State can be seen by looking at a
modern map. With the exception of Binghamton and Elmira,
every major city in New York falls along the trade route
established by the Erie Canal, from New York City to Albany.
 Nearly 80% of upstate New York's population lives within a 25
mile radius of the Erie Canal.
Population
Growth
 In the early 1800’s
the population in
cities, particularly
in the Northeast
increased sharply
 Poor city dwellers
lived in crowded
cheap housing
Problems
 Cities Could rarely
keep up with
demands for fire and
police protections.
 Contaminated
drinking water
 Inadequate disposal
of sewage
 Garbage
 Epidemic disease