President Jefferson wanted to explore further west because he saw there was potential land out in the new

land. Jefferson believed that the settlers would eventually move out west to explore the land, and see what a value the land was. (McGraw-Hill, p.231, 2005) Jefferson knew that if the cities that were already developing in the east, people would not want to stay there much longer and would move west. (McGraw-Hill, p.235, 2005) Jefferson had the means to start this process and he did once he purchased Louisiana. France being the most powerful European country at the time, they did not want to sell Louisiana or Florida because they knew it would be a huge stepping block for America to move forward with western exploration. (McGraw-Hill, p.232, 2005) Although at the time Napoleon needed money, and saw that a war was about to breakout again in Europe so offered to sell all of Louisiana to America. President Jefferson took the opportunity to get 830,000 square miles of land from Napoleon, and he did for 15 million dollars . (McGraw-Hill, p.232, 2005) That gave them more control to pass goods up and down the Mississippi river, since they still had no control over Florida at this time. Jefferson took on Lewis and Clark to explore the land, mainly go through the Missouri river and onward to the Pacific, eventually landing them in Oregon. Jefferson wanted Lewis and Clark to explore the western land, which was on the other side of the Mississippi, but to follow the Missouri river over to the Pacific ocean which landed them in Oregon. (McGraw-Hill, p.232, 2005) Sacajawea was an Indian woman who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition to help guide them and translate for them on their exploration. (McGraw-Hill, p.233, 2005) Lewis and Clark were accounted for on their two and half year expedition and were known as two of the greatest explorers of their time. There were many repercussions from the western expansion, the key repercussions that stuck out were the second great awakening, The embargo act, deforestation and the American Indians. In 1850 the settlers had cleared at least 100 million acres of trees. Congress and President Jefferson suspended all U.S. trade with foreign nations in the Embargo Act of 1907, in hoping to get the British to end their blockade of the American coast. (McGraw-Hill, p.242, 2005) The Embargo Act, however, devastated American agricultural exports and weakened American ports while Britain found other sources of food. When the American settlers (the whites) moved West into Ohio especially, Chief Black Hoof wanted a deed to ensure that his people could raise good grain and cut hay for cattle and guarantee that nobody would take advantage of them. (McGraw-Hill, p.234, 2005) The Indians did not get this deed of course, because the white people and politicians did not want the Indians to gain anymore power. When deforestation happened the animals started to disappear and therefore loss of food for hunting and for the Indians and settlers to feed off of. The Second Great Awakening was part of the expansion negatively because the rivals started to form between different denominations. People started to socially have their own groups, and the Methodists was the biggest part of this rival. (McGraw-Hill, p.235, 2005) Because of this rival people started to pick and chose who they associated with, worked with, and traded with. Loss of trade is loss of money.

Jefferson saw the West as the means to preserve the values of an agrarian republic.

Crowed cities would send rural residents migrating west in search of cheap land. Land would transform the United States into an empire of liberty. Jeffersonian perspective, western expansion was a blessing economically, socially, and politically.

France tried to block western expansion Jefferson purchased Louisiana Territory from France Doubled the size of the United States overnight. Secure control of the Mississippi River Western commerce could flow down the Mississippi Jefferson authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition They were to explore the new territories that lay west of the Mississippi River. Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the Missouri river over to the Pacific Lewis and Clark navigated countless rapids conducted negotiations with numerous tribes collected thousands of plant and animal specimens discovered several passes through the Rockies produced an accurate map their most valuable contribution to western exploration Sacajawea, an Indian woman, served as their guide and translator. American settlers went westward East coast to the Midwest, Southwest, and Texas Sought out economic opportunity in the form of land to own and farm. The growth of the railroads and canals the growth of an industrial economy and supported the westward movement of settlers.

 American victory in the Mexican War during the 1840s led to the acquisition of an enormous territory that included the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado, and New Mexico. American migration into Texas led to an armed revolt against Mexican rule and a famous battle at the Alamo, in which a band of Texans fought to the last man against a vastly superior force. The Texans had won victory over Mexican forces which brought Texas into the Union. The Second Great Awakening a religious revival In the Appalachian region of Tennessee and Kentucky, the revival energized Presbyterians, Methodists and Baptists the movement encouraged the growth of new denominations American Indians were defeated in violent conflicts with settlers and soldiers were forced from their lands The Embargo Act to protect neutral rights without war American exports plunged from $108 million in 1807 to a mere $22 million a year later imports fell from almost $145 million to about $58 million Deforestation reduced the amount of original forest west of the Appalachian Mountains sharp decline of large animals, such as deer and bears, while the bison soon disappeared east of the Mississippi River