1. THE USA GOES WEST!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twFs9Vk6F0A

3. Victory in the Revolutionary War gave the Americans all land westward to the Mississippi River which included the Northwest Territory. This area became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

6. President Jefferson purchased land from Napoleon Bonaparte of France. This land became known as the Louisiana Territory. It doubled the size of the United States, cost 15 million dollars, and stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountain region.

8. Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore this land and to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. On their travels, they were led by a guide named Sacajawea.

9. Their travels led others to migrate to this region. The trail that people took from Missouri became know as the Oregon Trail.

10. Lewis and Clark Oregon Trail

11. Sacajawea, Lewis, and Clark

12. War of 1812 As US settlers moved west, they encountered the Native Americans. Most settlers thought the Natives resisted them because they were urged to do so by the British, who still had forts in the western territories. The British Navy also impressed American sailors by taking them captive and forcing them to serve on British ships.

13. War of 1812 Because of these events, the US declared war on Britain in June 1812. This began the War of 1812, also known as “Mr. Madison’s War. During the war, the British burned the city of Washington, D.C., and won most battles. The “Star Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key at the Battle of Fort McHenry, and Andrew Jackson defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans.

14. War of 1812 On Christmas Eve of 1814 both sides signed an armistice, or agreement to stop fighting. The Treaty of Ghent that ended the war did not give the United States extra land, but it and a treaty in 1818 did give them control of the Louisiana Territory northward to the 49 th parallel and joint occupation of the Oregon Territory.

17. The Era of Good Feelings With the end of the War of 1812, the United States entered a period filled with a strong sense of nationalism. This political unity was called the “Era of Good Feelings.” During this period, James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine. It stated that the United States would not tolerate European interference in the affairs of any independent nation in the western hemisphere. This made it clear that North and South America were no longer options for colonization.

18. Special Notice: All guests are welcome But they cannot bring their guns.