PDF-The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion 1803–1898

The Benefits of Reading Books. The Jeffersonian Vision. 1800–1814. 8. President Jefferson . In 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each received 73 electoral votes. The election was finally decided in February 1801 when the House of Representatives, on the thirty-sixth ballot, chose Jefferson by a vote of 10 to 4. This flag commemorates Jefferson’s victory in the election.. 1872-1920. Leadership. American Imperialism. Imperialism: . Economic and political take over of a weaker nation or territory. Why: . To compete with the other major powers of the World (Britain, France, Germany) for land and resources.. 1857-60. Howland, Jarvis, Baker Islands. 1867. Occupation of Midway Islands. 1867. Purchase Alaska. 1875. Hawaiian reciprocity treaty. 1878. Acquire Pago Pago (Samoan harbor). 1887. Naval base at Pearl Harbor. Expansionism 1867-1914. Reasons for Expansion. Global Economic Competition. - need for colonies and places for new investment.. Security Needs. - need for Panama Canal, Hawaii, and a Caribbean island.. Spanish-American War (1898). Explain why significant events and individuals including, the Spanish–American War, . (US.S. Maine) ; . U.S. expansionism (Hawaiian Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam and Philippine Islands), [Henry Cabot Lodge, Alfred Thayer Mahan], and Theodore Roosevelt, moved the U.S. into the position of a world power. (TEKS US 3A) (TAKS 1) . Section 1: Imperialism and America. Section 2: The Spanish-American-Cuban War. Section 3: Acquiring New Lands. Section 4: America as a World Power. Section 1: Imperialism & America. Objectives. To summarize the causes & effects of European and Asian imperialism. And . War With Spain. Following the successful acquisition of . Hawaii, . American imperialists looked to the Caribbean. . As America was expanding, Cuban . revolutionaries, under the leadership of poet Jose Marti, pushed for Cuban independence from Spain.. Warm Up: Identify Jefferson’s Constitutional philosophy. What potential strengths and weaknesses did this philosophy entail?. President Jefferson. Jefferson was inaugurated president in April 1801. USI.8A . describe territorial expansion and how it affected the political map of the United States, with emphasis on the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the acquisitions of Florida, Texas, Oregon, and California.. Date. Place. How the US Obtained It. 1867. Alaska. Purchased from Russia. 1898. Hawaii. Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown by American planters. 1898. Puerto Rico. Gained from Spain after the Spanish. “IMPERIALISM”. Timeframe: 1890-1909. American . Foreign & . Domestic Policy. Imperialism. : the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationship, often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination." . outcomes. Zeroes Are Preventable. Democrats. Republicans. Rule by the people (everyone votes). Rule by the select few (more careful of citizenship. and voting). Strong (large. government). Strong state (small national government). Democratic-Republican who believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency. U.S. Before Louisiana Purchase. The. Mississippi. River was . t. he Western. Border. Essential Question. :. Why did America. join the imperialist. club at the end. of the . 19. th. century?. 1. Commercial/Business Interests. U. S. Foreign Investments: 1869-1908. Raw materials (sugar – Hawaii).