Expansion of the United States The Northwest Ordinance

Expansion of the United States: The Northwest Ordinance and Louisiana Purchase 1785 -1803

The Land Ordinance — 1785

Key Features of the Northwest Land Ordinance — 1785 • Required land to be surveyed into townships of 6 mile squares and divided into 36 one mile square sections (640 acres) • A typical farm was equal to a ¼ section or 160 acres • One section of every township was set aside for public education

Land Ordinance of 1785

The Northwest Ordinance — 1787 • Established territories for expansion and guidelines for becoming new states (after they reached a population of 60, 000) • Required a Representative Government • SLAVERY WAS NOT ALLOWED! • Guarantee Freedom of Religion and Rights to Trial by Jury (anticipated the Bill of Rights in 1789)

Let’s think… • Slavery – Outlawed in new lands • So what’s the impact? ? ? • Admission for new states – Procedures are now in place • Why’s that so important? ? ? • Public Education – “Schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged” – What does this mean for public education? ? ? – Why? ? ?

Quick World History Refresher • Louisiana was secretly dealt to France by Spain in 1800 • Napoleon hoped to re-establish a French presence in the New World • The Haitian slave revolt eventually led to defeat of the French Army and their return to France –leaving Louisiana undefendable

The Louisiana Purchase - 1803 • Learning of the secret deal, Jefferson sent Robert Livingston and James Monroe to purchase Louisiana from Napoleon. Livingston Monroe Napoleon

The Louisiana Purchase $$$ • Total Cost was $15 million • Doubled the size of the United States • President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the new territory – They charted the trails west, mapped rivers and mountain ranges, wrote descriptions and collected samples of unfamiliar animals and plants – They recorded facts and figures about the various Native American tribes and customs west of the MS River

Map Activity • Label the 13 original colonies and color them green (A 27 and A 29) • Label the Northwest Territory and color it orange (pg. 138) • Label the Louisiana Purchase and color it blue • Use page 200 to trace Lewis and Clark’s expedition • On the back, describe the Northwest Ordinance and Louisiana Purchase (make sure you include Thomas Jefferson)