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Territorial Growth
Northwest Ordinance in 1787• divided land north of the Ohio River and
east of Mississippi River into smaller territories
• provided guidelines under which new states could be admitted to the union
• Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin• Slavery illegal (slave owners prior to law
grandfathered in)
Territorial Growth
Education used as tool to encourage “national values” and compete with other nations
• Noah Webster• compiled 1st US dictionary • dictionary included words and spellings distinct
to the US rather than England• helped unify nation’s educational standards
Territorial Growth
Louisiana Territory of 1803• purchased from France (Napoleon)• largest land purchase, doubling country’s
size• Thomas Jefferson’s administration• economic turning point b/c nation began to
pursue prosperity within its own borders rather than from foreign nations
Territorial Growth
Lewis and Clark Expedition• goal: water route to Pacific• Departed St. Louis 1804; returned
1806• Led to rapid migration of settlers to
Pacific Northwest• Oregon Trail
National Identity
War of 1812• British blamed for Native American
resistance, impressing US seamen, and threatening presence in Canada
• British burned Washington DC• Inspiring victory at Fort McHenry
• Star Spangled Banner
• Andrew Jackson’s victory leads to end with signing of Treaty of Ghent
National Identity
Erie Canal (1825)• man-made waterway that made travel and
trade faster and easier• connected New York City to Great Lakes• economy of NYC and northeastern US
greatly enhanced
National Identity
Henry Clay’s American System• improve nation’s economy • infrastructure
• roads, rail lines, services and utilities, canals
• protective tariff• tax on imports
• internal improvements• infrastructure improved with federal funds
• second national bank
National Identity
Monroe Doctrine• US would not tolerate European intervention
in affairs of any independent nation in the Americas
• American continents not open to European colonization
• any attempt viewed as aggressive • US not interfere in internal affairs of other
American countries or European nations
National Identity
National Identity