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The Making of America (Territory & States (Regional Views (The USA was…

- - - - Expansions into the South uncovered land suitable for cotton farms. This increased the demand for more slaves, which in turn made the Northwest richer. Many people in the South were worried about the Northwest increasing wealth, but Northern businesses made lots of money off the cotton also.
    - - Expansions into the South caused wars with Indian (who weren't actually Indian they were American) tribes. Rapid expansions into the South were made as other countries controlled most of the area in the West, and many men wanted their own land so they would be able to vote.
      - Expanison and delevopment of agricultural technologies meant that cotton could be produced and processed faster. This meant that there was more demand for slaves, which made the North richer, and increased trade to Great Britain
      - Indian tribes kept their distance from the white Americans. They attempted to move Westwards but the Americans followed them for their goal of claiming more land. By the 1820s there were only 5 tribes trying to live alongside the Americans. Some converted to Christianity, wore white clothes, and created their own civilisations that somewhat resembled the white settlers. In the 1830s the "removal of Indians" act was passed, and any remaining tribes had to move to Oklahoma, where all the tribes could live together away from the Americans. The Indians did not like this and fought back, but were outmatched. They eventually moved, and by 1838 almost all land in the South was eventually open for white settlers.
  - - - The first British colony on America
- - - - George Washington was the first POTUS. The voting system back then was a lot less complecated than it is now. Nobody disagreed with George Washington, so he was elected as the first president of the United States.
    - - Although the constitution sounded democratic and reasonable, there were still injustices such as the inability for women, Indians, blacks and men without land to vote.