The Election of 1800 and Manifest Destiny: A Turning Point in American History

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3. Election of 1800 • President – Thomas Jefferson • Vice President – Aaron Burr • Significance – first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another (from Federalist to Democratic-Republican)

4. Manifest Destiny • The 19th century belief that the United States would inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory. U S A

5. Examples of Manifest Destiny • Oregon Territory • Mexican Cession • Gadsden Purchase • Revolutionary War • Louisiana Purchase • Adams-Onis Treaty (FL) • Texas Annexation

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7. Westward Expansion • After the Revolutionary War America won the right to EXPAND • Claimed the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River • Doubled the original size of the colonies

8. Louisiana Purchase • President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from FRANCE in 1803 • Doubled the size of the United States AGAIN (530 million acres for 3¢ an acre - about $15 million)

9. Adams Onis Treaty (1819) • Hundreds of runaway slaves escaped to Spanish controlled Florida • U.S. received the Spanish Cession (Florida) by agreeing to pay $5 million to Americans – a debt owed by the Spanish government

10. Texas Annexation (1845) • Mexican gov’t allowed American settlers in Texas • Overpopulation led to laws on American settlers • Slavery outlawed = dispute • Texas declared independence as the Lone Star Republic • Battle of Alamo – Santa Anna • The U.S. added Texas as a state 10 years after its independence from Mexico

11. Oregon Territory (1846) • 1818 – U.S. and Great Britain agreed to joint-occupation or shared ownership of the Oregon territory • U.S. signed a treaty with Great Britain after 28 years of joint-occupation • U.S. – southern half • Britain – northern half • “54-40 or Fight” – Oregon Treaty gives US Oregon at 49 parallel

12. Mexican Cession (1848) • Admitted Texas as a state angered the Mexican gov’t • U.S. established boundary at the Rio Grande River and Mexico claimed it along the Nueces River • Dispute led to the Mexican War • Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo • U.S. defeated Mexico and paid $15 million dollars for the Mexican Cession

13. Gadsden Purchase (1853) • Congress was studying possible routes for a transcontinental railroad • Proposed – a southern route from New Orleans to California • U.S. paid Mexico $10 million for the Gadsden Purchse for a level route for a transcontinental railroad

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15. Explorers • Acquiring new lands led to the need to explore the possible use of lands • Lewis & Clark • Zebulon Pike

16. Expedition of Lewis & Clark • 1804: Meriweather Lewis & William Clark explored the Louisiana Territory • MAIN PURPOSE = gather INFORMATION • search for a water route to the Pacific • Establish friendly relations and trade with the Natives

17. Lewis & Clark • Guide: French-Canadian Toussaint Charbonneau and his wife SACAGAWEA • 1806:Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis • Traveled 8,000 miles in 2 years

18. Zebulon Pike • 1805: Recorded the geography of the Mississippi River • 1806: Hired by President Jefferson to follow the Arkansas River west to its source and return by the Red River

19. Took detailed notes about geographical structure and population • NOVEMBER – reached the Rocky Mountains Pike’sPeak