EARLY LIFE IN THE AMERICAS

Louisiana Purchase

• The Louisiana Purchase was important for the history of America.
• The United States of America bought this vast land from the French.
• They payed 15 million dollars to the French, for this piece of land.
• Thomas Jefferson bought this land.

LEWIS AND CLARK'S EXPEDITION

• Lewis and Clark went on a big expedition.
• They set out to collect and record valuable information.
• On their journey they met someone named Sacajawea.
• They returned back from their journey in September of 1806.
• They also were looking for the geography of the west.

THE SECOND GREAT AWAKENING

• The second great awakening had an big effect on the republic.
• People started to better their lives and improve the society.
• Many Americans were influenced by the awakening.
• It also had an effect on art, music, and architecture.

Southern AMERICAN LIFE

• The American life was very rough in those days.
• Southerners lived on small farms or large plantations.
• They were widely spread from each other.
• They focused on slavery and selling cash crops.
• Slavery was the main focus for the southern people.

American Music and Art

• One artist was George Caleb Bingham
• He painted fur traders and political speakers
• One musician was Stephen C. Foster

AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE

• Americans developed own architecture
• They used classical style from Greece
• They also used styles from Rome
• This became the model for all the buildings

LIFE IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN CITIES

• There were small industries
• They made and produced items
• In the west there were pioneers
• There were only a couple roads