Era of Expansion

vast territory between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains, purchased from France in 1803

-map a route to the Pacific Ocean, study the geography of the territory, learn about the Indians who lived there & get them to trade with US

Shoshone Indian who helped Lewis and Clark by translating

1803 court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to decide whether laws passed by Congress were constitutional

an 1807 law that imposed a total ban on foreign trade

an 1809 law that allowed Americans to carry on trade with all nations except Britain and France

practice of forcing people into military service

Shawnee Leaders who wanted unity of Native Americans against settlers worked to organize Indian nations into a confederation taught that white settlers corrupted Indian life

-first federally funded national road project begun in 1811, finished in 1818, extended from Cumberland Maryland to Illinois, made travel easier

members of Congress from the South and West who called for war with Britain prior to the War of 1812

excessive pride in one's nation

Impressments of US sailors, interference with shipping, British support of Native Americans, and warhawk pressure in Congress

1.) Native American resistance to American expansion was destroyed 2.) increase in nationalism 3. Andrew Jackson became a national hero 4. US manufacturing increased

The national anthem of the United States written by Francis Scott Key, inspired by the battle of Fort McHenry

gradual process by which machines replaced hand tools, new sources of power replaced animal & human power, people moved to cities because that's where the jobs were; economy shifted to manufacturing