Westward Movement

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Westward Movement
Key Territorial Acquisitions

• Summarize the events that led to key territorial
  acquisitions-including the Louisiana Purchase,
  the Florida Purchase, the Northwest Territory
  treaty, the annexation of Texas, and the Mexican
  Cession, as well as the motives for these
  acquisitions and the location and geographic
  features of the lands acquired.

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The Louisiana Purchase
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Louisiana Purchase
What were the events leading to and motives for
this acquisition? It was too costly for farmers
to transport their goods across the Appalachians
Mountains. Therefore, Thomas Jefferson made
inquiries to buy the land around New Orleans. He
hoped to helped farmers along the Mississippi
River who needed to transport their products
downriver to the French port of New Orleans.
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Louisiana Purchase
What were the location and geographic features of
this acquisition? (1803) France surprised
Jefferson by offering him the entire area of
Louisiana which encompassed the territory west of
the Mississippi River to present-day Idaho and
north to Canada. Identify it on a map.
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The Florida Purchase
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Florida Purchase
What were the events leading to and motives for
this acquisition? It was the result of the
friction between Spain and the United States over
the boundary lines of the Louisiana
Purchase. Also, relations with the Native
Americans also impacted the United States desire
for this land.
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Florida Purchase
What were the location and geographic features of
this acquisition? Spain sold Florida to the
United States (1819) in exchange for money and a
clear border between the Louisiana Territory and
New Spain.
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The Northwest Territory Treaty Also Known as
Oregon Treaty
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The Northwest Territory Treaty
What were the events leading to and motives for
this acquisition? Initially, Americans in search
of economic opportunity in the fur trade moved
into the area. The farmers that followed the fur
traders wanted to be part of the United States.
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The Northwest Territory Treaty
What were the events leading to and motives for
this acquisition? The United States claimed the
Oregon Territory based on the explorations of
Lewis and Clark. Britain also claimed it. After
much negotiation, this treaty was a compromise
with Great Britain.
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The Northwest Territory Treaty
What were the location and geographic features of
this acquisition? Some Americans wanted to claim
the land to the 54 40 parallel, but the northern
boundary of the United States was set at the 49th
parallel. Includes the present-day states of
Washington and Oregon
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The Annexation of Texas
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The Annexation of Texas
What were the events leading to and motives for
this acquisition? Came a decade after the Texan
War for Independence from Mexico. Prior to Texan
independence, American southerners accepted
Mexicos invitation to move into the Texas
territory. These cotton planters agreed to
become Mexican citizens and to follow Mexican law
in order to have access to more fertile land for
cotton.
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The Annexation of Texas
What were the events leading to and motives for
this acquisition? When a new dictatorial Mexican
government enforced its control over Texas,
including the outlaw of slavery, Texas rebelled
and fought a war to win their independence.
Texans wanted to become a part of the United
States. At first, the U.S. Congress would not
annex Texas because it would upset the balance of
free and slave states. So, Texas was an
independent country for 9 years.
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The Annexation of Texas
What were the events leading to and motives for
this acquisition? When James K. Polk became
president, running on the platform of Manifest
Destiny, the United States Congress annexed Texas.
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The Annexation of Texas
What were the location and geographic features of
this acquisition? Find it on a map!
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The Mexican Cession
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The Mexican Cession
What were the events leading to and motives for
this acquisition? This was the territory the U.S.
acquired as a result of winning the Mexican
War. What happened? The Mexican War was a result
of Manifest Destiny, the desire for Pacific
ports, and the annexation of Texas. The U.S.
wanted a port on the Pacific coast in the Mexican
territory of California. President Polk tried to
buy this land but the Mexicans would not sell.
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The Mexican Cession
What happened next? Since the Mexicans wouldnt
sell, after Texas was annexed, the United States
sent American troops into an area on the border
of Texas that the Mexican government also claimed
as their own. Shots were fired and a war
started! The United States invaded now Mexico
and defeated the Mexican army.
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The Mexican Cession
What were the location and geographic features of
this acquisition? The treaty that ended this war
ceded Mexican territory in what is now New
Mexico, Arizona, California, Utah, and Nevada to
the United States. Find it on a map!
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The Mexican Cession
What were other results? The Mexican cession
gave the United States access to Pacific ports
and the gold fields of California.
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Westward Movement
Key Territorial Acquisitions

• Summarize the events that led to key territorial
  acquisitions-including the Louisiana Purchase,
  the Florida Purchase, the Northwest Territory
  treaty, the annexation of Texas, and the Mexican
  Cession, as well as the motives for these
  acquisitions and the location and geographic
  features of the lands acquired.