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How America Grew

Published on Nov 28, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HOW AMERICA GREW

Makenna Honea p.1 11/18/13
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LOUISIANA PURCHASE

  • President Jefferson bought it from France for 15 million million dollars.
  • This pleased Jefferson because it made the US over twice the size.
  • Lewis and Clarke claimed lands north the Rocky Mountains and Oregan.
  • The purpose of the expedition was to claim land in the Rocky Mountains.

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

  • They also got info on geography, plants, and animals.
  • They're guide was Meriwether Lewis.
  • Lewis had been in the army/ militia since the whiskey rebellion.
  • The journey caused people eager to move westward.
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AMERICAN CULTURE

  • The second great awakening gave people the determination to improve society.
  • A writer was William Cullen who wrote poetry expressing a love for natural beauty.
  • An artist was George Bingham who painted fur traders, riverboat workers, and speakers.
  • A musician of the time was Stephen Foster who combined African and European music.
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AMERICAN CULTURE ARCHITECTURE

  • Architects designed their buildings based on Ancient Greece's and Rome's.
  • Classical designs became the model for public buildings all over the country.
  • Jefferson used classical styles when he built his home, Monticello.
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SOUTH'S PLANTATION CULTURE

  • Southerners lived on small farms or large plantations widely spread.
  • Cotton production boomed increasing the demand for enslaved labor.
  • The south's economy depended on slavery and growing cash crops.
  • Planters became the south's economic and social leaders.
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LIFE AS A SLAVE

  • Most slaves worked on farms or plantations laboring from dawn to dusk.
  • Enslaved men usually worked the fields while women cooked, cleaned, etc.
  • Wherever they lived, enslaved people formed their own communities.
  • During the evenings they often shared in song, dance, or prayer.
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NORTHERN AND WESTERN CITIES

  • In the north, mills and factories grew and drew in workers overseas.
  • In the north the gap between the richer and poorer city residents grew.
  • An increasing number of American cities chose to move west.
  • As they moved farther west, they came in conflict with some native groups.
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