AMERICA IN THE 1800S

LOUSIANA PURCHASE

Lousiana Purchase

• The US acquired the Lousiana purchase by buying it from France.
• The French minister, informed American diplomats that the land was for sale.
• President Jefferson accepted the offer for $15 million.

Lewis and Clark

• Meriwether Lewis was Jeffersons Private Secretary.
• Clark was the expeditions co-leader.
• He was 32 years old and a friend of Lewis' from the Military.
• The purpose of their expedition was to explore the newly bought land.
• Their guide was Sacagawea a young Shoshone woman.

AMERICAN CULTURE

The 2nd Great Awakening

• The 2nd Great Awakening was a religious revivial.
• Preachers offered a simple message that everyone could grasp.
• Had a growth on the Democracy of Religion.
• It was a Protestant Movement.

George Caleb

• George Caleb was an artist in the 2nd Great Awakening.
• He painted American people and landscapes.
• He painted Fur Traders, Riverboat Merchants, and Political Speakers.

Washington Irving

• Irving was an author in the 2nd Great Awakening.
• He wrote books like "Rip Van" and "The Legends of the Sleepy Hollow."
• His stories were admired throughout Europe.

Stephen C. Foster

• Foster was musician in the 2nd Great Awakening.
• He was one of the most successful American Songwriters of the time.
• He combined African and European music to form Southern music.

ARCHITECTURE

• During the 2nd Great Awakening the style of buildings changed.
• Architects based their buildings off of classic Roman and Greek styles.

AMERICAN LIFE

THE SOUTH

THE NORTH AND WEST

• Northern Cities had small factories that made shoes and metal goods.
• Western Cities had prosperous merchants.
• In the West, business people controlled urban economy and social life.

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