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The Growth of a Young Nation. Chapter 3 Overview. Thomas Jefferson (1800) Jeffersonian Republicanism People should control the government & government should be simple and small. The Growth of a Young Nation. Louisiana Purchase (1803) From France, $15 million
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The Growth of a Young Nation Chapter 3 Overview
Thomas Jefferson (1800) • Jeffersonian Republicanism • Peopleshould control the government & government should be simple and small The Growth of a Young Nation
Louisiana Purchase (1803) • From France, $15 million • Mississippi River to Rocky Mts. • Meriwether Lewis & William Clark (1804) • paved the way for settlement of the west
James Monroe (1816) • Foreign policy based on nationalism • Gained Oregon & Florida • Monroe Doctrine—warned European nations not to interfere with America & in return, America would not interfere with them The Growth of a Young Nation
Missouri Compromise—1820 • Missouri entered as a slave state & Maine entered as a free state • Slavery legal South of 36 Degree North Latitude line The Growth of a Young Nation
Andrew Jackson (1828) • 1830—Indian Removal Act • Cherokee sent to OK from GA =Trail of Tears • Manifest Destiny—Americans were meant to control the West • Santa Fe Trail, Oregon Trail The Growth of a Young Nation
1820—Mexico encouraged settling in Texas • Stephen F. Austin=Land Agent • Soon, Americans outnumbered Mexicans • War for Texas Independence, 1835-1836 • 1845—Texas into the Union • 1846-1848—Mexican American War • Rio Grande is new border between Texas & Mexico • Gained California and several surrounding states The Growth of a Young Nation