Transcript Why did Americans and the United States continue to move

Westward Expansion
Why did Americans and the United
States continue to move westward, and
what was the impact of this movement
and development on the peoples
involved?
DEFINING THE WEST
• The definition of the West
has changed
• Northwest (present-day
Midwest)
• West of the
Missouri River
A 1794 map showing the Western Territory
of the U.S., a region including present-day
Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio
(among other states)
THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE
• Passed in 1787
• Promised property rights
for Native Americans
• Settlers ultimately
allowed to stay on Native
American land
The Northwest Ordinance gave the
government control over the area in green
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE AND LEWIS & CLARK
• U.S. purchased Louisiana
Territory in 1803 from
France for $15 million
• United States doubled its
size
• Lewis and Clark expedition,
1803–1805
• Corps of Discovery
RESULTS OF THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION
• Did not discover a
“northwest passage”
• Collected much new
valuable information
• United States claimed
Oregon Country
Lewis and Clark meet with Native Americans in
an illustration by a member of the expedition
TOUSSAINT CHARBONNEAU
• Toussaint Charbonneau was a
French Canadian fur trader. He had
lived among the Indians since 1796.
• He had a captive Shoshone Indian
“wife”. Her name was Sacagawea.
Charbonneau would act as
interpreter during the expedition.
SACAGAWEA
• She would serve as interpreter on
the journey.
• Sacagawea had a son during the
expedition.
JEAN BAPTISTE CHARBONNEAU
• Jean Baptiste Charbonneau was
the son of Toussaint Charbonneau
and Sacagawea.
• He became the youngest explorer
on the Corps of Discovery.
“MOUNTAIN MEN”
• Western fur traders
• A multicultural group
• Most worked for
fur companies
• Changing fashions
diminished the fur trade
A fur trader on horseback hunting in
shallow water
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1.
What were some of the lasting results of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
2.
What factors and developments in the late 18th and early 19th centuries facilitated
westward movement?
3.
Why do you think Easterners would have wanted to travel west, despite the hazards
and difficulties of leaving home?