American Expansion
Have you ever wondered how the United States came to be? How it became so big? At first it was only New England. Then we expanded, expanded, and expanded. The first expansion of our country came from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. President Jefferson wanted to buy New Orleans and have control of the Mississippi. So, he sent James Monroe and Robert Livingston to negotiate a deal with France. Monroe and Livingston gave the French 15 million for all of the Louisiana territory, which is 828,000 square miles. Jefferson's goals were that the Mississippi river would link farmers to New Orleans and other areas. The Louisiana territory wasn't enough for Jefferson. He wanted to know what was farther west. So, in 1804 he started an expedition with Lewis and Clark in charge. There were 50 people in the expedition. They were called the Corpse of Discovery. Lewis and Clark's duties were to explore, chart the lands, and make friends with the natives. On there expedition they cam
Whites celebrated the win as a major victory. Sacagawea served as a translator for Lewis and Clark. In 1813 America fought for Lake Erie, America's victory was all thanks to Captain Oliver Perry. The treaty of Greenville is, You would give up your land. The Little Turtle's and the Blue Jacket's gave up there land that would later become a part of Ohio. In 1811, William Harrison marched 1,000 soldiers against Prophetstown on the Tippecanoe Creek. In August of 1814, British ships sailed into Chesapeake Bay and started their march to the capital. The key to Baltimore's defense was Fort McHenry. The Americans cheered for their victory at New Orleans and proclaimed Jackson a hero. Some tribes like Little Turtle and Blue Jacket fought had to sign the treaty of Greenville, because they lost to Washington's armies. The Prophet led a surprise night attack on Harrison's troops. Jackson turned his frontier fighters into an army. We tried to invade Canada but the British tricked us and scared us off. In the war of 1812 the Americans fought the British.
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