1. America Grows

2. Do Now – 10.21.2014 1. Update Table of Contents.
2. Take out Homework – Cornell Notes Summary.
3. Turn on laptop.
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3. What document is the supreme law of the U.S.?
The Constitution.

4. At what meeting was the Constitution created?
Constitutional Convention of 1787

5. Who is the 1st President of the U.S.?
George Washington.
President from – warned against the development of rival factions in the government.
Why do you think Washington would do this?

6. After Washington’s Presidency
Political parties emerged

7. Leaders John Adams and Alexander Hamilton – Federalists
James Madison and Thomas Jefferson– Democratic - Republicans
John Adams and Alexander Hamilton – Federalists

8. Strength of Government
Democratic – Republicans
Federalists
Limited power – states/local control.
Strong government that can keep everyone together.

9. U.S. Economy
Democratic – Republicans
Federalists
Farming (most people are farmers and need to be protected)
Business, trade, and manufacturing goods.

10. Creating a National Bank
Democratic - Republicans
Federalists
A national bank gives the national government too much power!
America needs a strong national bank to control money.

11. Who supported who and where?
Democratic Republicans
Federalists
Small farmers/Plantation owners, frontier settlers – South and West.
Businessmen and bankers – New England.

12. Support British or French?
Democratic – Republicans
Federalists
French – they just overthrew their king!
British = biggest trade partner.

14. Election of 1796
John Adams
defeated TJ.
Who voted for
who?

15. Election of 1800 TJ defeated Adams this time.
First American presidential election in which power was peacefully transferred from one party to another.

16. Expansion Louisiana Purchase—Jefferson purchased in 1803 from France.
Doubled the size of the US overnight.

17. More Expansion Fought Britain and won in the War of 1812
Gained Oregon Territory
More Americans migrated into Florida, which was acquired by treaty from Spain

18. Monroe Doctrine
American continents should not be considered for future colonization by Europe
Nations in the Western hemisphere are different; republics rather than monarchies
US would consider it a personal threat if Europe tried to impose their system on any independent nation in the Western Hemisphere
The United States would not interfere in European affairs.

20. Moving West
American settlers poured westward into the Midwest, Southwest in Texas, looking for new land and ways to make money

21. Growth of Railroads and Canals
Helped industrial economy grow
Supported westward movement of settlers

23. Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin
Led to more slavery in the Deep South
Cotton gin made it much easier to remove the seeds

24. Remember the Alamo Americans in Texas revolted against Mexican rule
Battle at the Alamo—band of Texans fought to the last man against a much larger force of Mexican soldiers
Texans eventually won the war and Texas became part of the US

25. More land from the Mexican War (1840s)
California
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
Parts of Colorado and New Mexico

26. Impact on the Native Americans
Belief that it was America’s “Manifest Destiny” to stretch from Atlantic to Pacific
American Indians were repeatedly defeated in violent conflicts with settlers
Forced to move out of their ancestral homelands

27. Two bad outcomes
Trail of Tears—Atlantic Coast Indians were forced to march to Oklahoma
Confined to reservations