HIST 1056/18/13- Louisiana Purchase 1803o Sold because of the French loss of Haiti and Napoleon needed waro Federalists (barely around) disagreed with the purchaseo Hamilton argued with Burr (not wanting purchase) o Burr was convinced Hamilton caused him to lose governor and shot himo Some states claimed secession if the purchase went through- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804 – 1806)o Went from St. Louis westward and saw many Indianso Got to Rocky Mountains but needed horseso Went to trade with Indians and met Sacagaweao Got horses because chief found me long-lost sister Sacagaweao Only 1/50 people died during the whole 2 yearso Washington was naturalist so Lewis and Clark reported their findings to him- Sally Hemmingso Female slave that accompanied Jeffersono Half-sister of Jefferson’s wife began relations after wife diedo Had multiple children with Jefferson- Age of Revolutiono Revolutions in US and France caused a chain reactiono Several other Revolutions occurred in the Americas- War of 1812, 1812 – 1815o Sailor and ships were captured on both sideso Marines sent to capture Florida from Spanish called Patriot Waro Militia of African and Indians halted the move through Floridao US also tried to invade Canada but British stopped that- Profit and Red Stick Waro Led by Techumseh to halt white expansiono Battle of Horseshoe Bend 5000 Indians killed- Mexican Revolutiono Still going on at this timeo Americans in Baton Rouge, LA formed Republic of West Floridao Claimed small island for Mexicoo Britain asked for assistance from Indians and slaves- End of War of 1812o Battle of New Orleans occurred after Treaty signedo 4000 American defenders, 11000 Britainso Appx. 300 American casualties and 5000 British casualtieso Hartford Convention was deciding to secede. After victory federalists died off- Era of Good Feelingso Came after war of 1812 in 1815o Increasing coastal fortificationso Army Corps of Engineers used for more structural jobso Lowell System: Stolen blueprints from England for the factory ideao Factory workers were wage earners and worse off than slaves because they would be fired and slaves were kepto Factory system allowed women to live without husbando ¾ of early laborers were women, children were used as well- Monroe 1816-1824o Congress approved American system: focus on infrastructure growth for autarkyo By 1821 there were thousands of turnpikes in USo Cotton became important for economyo Steamboats came into commercial use in 1815- Erie Canal 1825o Connected Hudson River to Atlantico Canal technology had advanced and took $7 million to buildo Greatly reduced time and cost to send supplieso Caused New York to become most important port in America- Panic of 1819o Caused by over-lending and loans
View Full Document