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Unit 3 Westward Expansion (Native American (Indian Removal Act 1830 …
Unit 3 Westward Expansion
Native American
Manifest destiny
-Beliefs that the United States would stretch from Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Indian Removal Act 1830
-Passed by President Andrew Jackson
-Series of Treaties that moved
the Native Americans further West
-Tribes who did not leave, they were
forced to leave by the US Army
Consequences:
Forever divides Native American's and United States
Leads to war
Directly leads to the Trail of Tears
The Native Fight back
The Plains Wars:
-Sand Creek Massacre
-Red River War
-Battle of Little Big Horn
-Wounded Knee
Mexico
Annexation of Texas
-Annex: incorporates a territory an existing political country
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 1848
-Officially ends the Mexican-American War
-Mexico gives New Mexico, Arizona and California to America
Mexican- American War 1846-1848
-Angry about the Annexation of Texas, Mexico would attack American troops along the Rio Grande
-Mexican President Santa Anna tells President Polk he will end the war PEACEFULLY
-Santa Anna instead attacks the American Army
-Santa Anna loses badly and the American Army continues south, taking Mexico City in 1847
Annexation of Texas
-Texas declared Independence from Mexico in 1836
-Texas and the United States agreed to make Texas the 28th state in 1845
-Keeping slavery legal was a must
Gadsden Purchase 1853
-$10 million was paid to Mexico for all territory along the Gila RIver
-United States wanted this land for Railroads
Slavery
Triangle Trade: System of trading that brought slaves to the American Colonies in exchange for goods
African exports:SLAVES-->American exports:SUGAR,TOBACCO,COTTON-->Europe exports:CLOTHES,RUM, and MANUFACTURED GOODS FROM EUROPE
North vs. South
-Northern states are growing rapidly
-Steel Infrastructure Railroads
North vs. South
-Southern states remained agrarian and dependent on slaves
-Cotton Tobacco Wheat
-Little to no industry
How Many Slaves?
-12.5 Million slaves were brought to the America's
-10.5 Million survived the trip also known as "The Middle Passage"
-Only 400,000 thousand were sent to the American Colonies
Slavery in the United States
-Early America was an Agrarian Society_Dependent on Slaves
-New technology changed America_Mostly developed in the North
Missouri Compromise 1820
-Agreements passed by Congress that keeps the balance of slave states and free states
-Draws a line through Louisiana Territory No slavery North of 36-30 Latitude
Who should decide?
Popular Sovereignty: Idea that the states should determine legality of slaves
Who protects the workers?
-Textile Workers: Mostly children aged 13-16 Made 27 cents an hour
Woman: 1899 woman made an average of $267 a year average man made $500
Labor Unions
Protects workers
Provides better working conditions
Multiple Exits sprinklers
Provided better pay
Congress passed the 8 hour work day in 1868
