Expanding the USA

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Expanding the USA

• Erie Canal, New York, Wilderness road and Florida

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Standards and objective

• Standard d. Describe the construction of the
  Erie Canal, the rise of New York City, and the
  development of the nations infrastructure.
• e. Describe the reasons for and importance of the
  Monroe Doctrine
• Objectives
• Students should be able to describe the
  development of transportation and need for
  infrastructure in America.
• Students should be able to state why the Monroe
  Doctrine was necessary and what its impact on US
  foreign relations was.

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The Erie Canal

• A canal was built from Lake Erie to New York
  City.
• What do you think would be the immediate impact
  of this route?

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Emergence of NYC

• New York State Canals Canal Culture Canal
  History
• Immigrants flooded to NYC because westward
  advance from this location proved easy.
• NYC became our major port because of the flow of
  goods on the canal.

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Relation to the war of 1812

• How is the creation of NYC and the Erie Canal
  related to the war of 1812?
• http//www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/national_atlas_1970
  /ca000043.jpg

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Other ways to the west

• Wilderness Road - Wikipedia, the free
  encyclopedia
• Daniel Boone helps to blaze the Wilderness road
  through the Cumberland Gap

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Acquiring Florida

• Pinckney's Treaty - Wikipedia, the free
  encyclopedia
• Signed in 1795 with Spain. Set the boundaries
  for Florida
• Adams-Onís Treaty - Wikipedia, the free
  encyclopedia
• IN 1819 Andrew Jackson helps to acquire Florida
• acquisition of Florida

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Please do the following

• P. 228 copy 3 facts about turnpikes and the
  national road. Make sure you know what the
  national road is
• P. 229 Copy 5 facts about steamboats and
  canals.
• P. 230 complete railroad questions in the green
  box

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Monroe Doctrine

• - Latin American countries claimed independence
  from Spain.
• -France offered to help Spain put down rebellions
  and take the countries back over
• The USA made a declaration that WE would stay out
  of European affairs and wars if Europe stayed out
  of Western hemisphere affairs.
• We also concluded that if Europe did not stay out
  of W. hemisphere affairs, it would be considered
  aggression against America