Growing+Pains


 * GROWING PAINS**
 * Through a combination of war and diplomacy, the country more than doubled in size in the first half of the 19th century
 * Technological advances began to alter the fabric of early American society
 * The American political system faced domestic and foreign challenges
 * Westward expansion and social and economic differences sharpened the conflict over slavery which led to the break-up of the United States

The [|Lewis & Clark Expedition] Site



Louisiana Purchase:
 * In 1803, America wanted to buy New Orleans so they could control trade on the Mississippi River
 * French were facing war with Britain and needed money, and they had lost the colony of Haiti to a slave rebellion
 * France sold the US the entire Louisiana territory (cheap) instead of just New Orleans
 * US basically doubled in size
 * The Constitution did not give the president the right to buy land so Jefferson called it a treaty instead

Lewis & Clark:
 * Lewis and Clark were sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory and find a water passage to the Pacific Ocean
 * They made contact with native peoples (Sacagewea traveled with them), recorded information about plants and animals, did scientific study, made maps
 * Found that there was no water passage to the Pacific
 * Expedition lasted from 1804-1806

[|Jeopardy Review]

[|Trail of Tears video] - NPS

From Agriculture to Industry:
 * Building canals allowed people to control water's energy to run machines and improve travel
 * Clothing and other items could be made by machine rather than by hand
 * Bartering system could no longer be counted for people to get what they needed - money began to replace barter (cash became currency)
 * People from farms moved to cities to work in factories; new technology meant less labor was needed on farms
 * People needed to make money to pay for mass-produced items (no more bartering)
 * More slaves were needed to produce the cotton used to make clothes

[|Lowell Mills] [|Maps of Lowell] [|Industrial growth] [|Mill Times] video Cotton Mill diagram

[|John Brown] and Bleeding Kansas

=ABOLITION=

The [|Germantown] connection Library of Congress [|exhibit 1] and [|exhibit 2] [|William Still]

Final Steps Slideshow