1. Jefferson Creates His Agrarian Empire
Team Yukon History

2. The Nation Starts to Expand
During its early years, the US had no money
To raise money through land sales, Congress passed the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
American leaders began to think of our nation’s expansion

3. The Nation Starts to Expand
New states added:
Vermont (1791)
Kentucky (1792)
Tennessee (1796)
Ohio (1803)
New state constitutions written to limit the power of state governors

4. The Nation Starts to Expand

5. Townships divided up into 36 squares
Land Ordinance of 1785
Establishes a system for surveying new American land in the Northwest Territory called the Public Land Survey System
Townships divided up into 36 squares
Who came up with this idea? Jefferson, of course!

6. Land Ordinance of 1785
Farmland in Kansas

7. Land Ordinance of 1785
Google Map of Lenox, MO, and surrounding townships

8. Land Ordinance of 1785
Every 16th square was set aside for public schools. The land was either used to build schools on, or sold to raise money for schools.

9. Land Ordinance of 1785 16th square set aside for schools—in this case4 3 2
16th square set aside
for schools—in this case
it’s Lockport Township
High School. 10 11 12 7 8 9 17 16 15 14 13 18 23 24 19 20 21 22 27 26 25 30 29 28 34 35 36 31 32 33
Google Map of Lockport, IL

10. Land Ordinance of 1785
Google Map of Lockport Township High School in Lockport, IL

11. Northwest Ordinance (1787)
Sets rules for statehood in the Northwest Territory
In order for a territory to become a new state, they needed to have:
A governor
A legislature
At least 60,000 settlers

12. Thomas Jefferson’s Vision
President Jefferson was the leader of the Republican Party
Jefferson’s vision for America was a nation of yeoman farmers, small landowners who owned just enough land to support themselves and their families

13. The Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon takes control in Revolutionary France, and asserts control of French Louisiana

14. The Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon had given up hopes for a North American empire
He was having enough trouble fighting wars in Europe
He also needed to raise money

15. The Louisiana Purchase
Buying Louisiana from France has two BIG benefits:
It DOUBLES the size of the United States, and opens up great land for farming
Gives the US full access to the Mississippi River for trade and transportation

16. The Louisiana Purchase
In 1803, the United States purchases Louisiana from France for $15 million
The United States now owns the Port of New Orleans and has FULL access to the Mississippi River
The Federalists, of course, are unhappy. Why?
The Louisiana Purchase indicates a friendly relationship with France
A vast new agrarian America means the power of the Eastern cities could be diminished

17. The Louisiana Purchase

18. The Louisiana Purchase
Which two men did Jefferson send to explore his new purchase, and to map a route to the Pacific Ocean?
We’ll find out . . .
After Winter Break!