Westward Expansion North America By: Kylan Coleman Damilola Oyekanmi.
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Transcript of Westward Expansion North America By: Kylan Coleman Damilola Oyekanmi.
Manifest Destiny
• The Manifest Destiny was the idea that the people should cover the entire continent.
Manifest Destiny
• The Manifest Destiny was the idea that the United States of America should cover the entire continent.
“American Progress”
• “American Progress” is a painting by the artist John Gast. The angel represents their protection.
Reason for moving West
• They moved West for the California gold. They also moved to the Great Plains for land.
Great Plains
• The Great Plains was an agricultural area.• Many Native Americans lived in the Great
Plains but then were forced to move to present day Oklahoma.
• The movement was known as the Trail of Tears.
Inventors
• John Deere invented the steel plow to make it easier to farm land.
• Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to help farmers produce more cotton.
Peter Cooper invented the steel locomotive to carry heavy loads of supplies faster than a horse could.
Inventors
• Joseph Gayetty invented toilet paper in 1857 so people could have cleaner butts.
• Humphry Davvy invented the first electric light- the first arc lamp in 1809.
How much was the territories
• Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase from France for $15 million.
• The Oregon Treaty was signed
Pioneers Modifications
• Pioneers made modifications to the lands they lived in.
• They built houses , made fences and used resources from the forest