expansion 1789 -> 1831

• why did the US gain land in 1783?

  once Britain surrendered from the Revolutionary War, they gave land (Native land) to the US
• who moved into this land gifted from Britain?

  white settlers
• how much of the governments budget did Washington spend on military forces in case of a Native attack?

  80%
• when was the battle of Fallen Timbers?

  1794 - Natives were defeated by the US
• what did the Natives sign following their defeat and how did this benefit the US?

  treaty of Greenville - gave the US large areas of Native land
• what did Jefferson do to try and encourage settlers to move west into this Native land?

  divided land into 640 acre plots each sold for $1-2 per acre
• was the price of land affordable for farmers?

  no - many couldn't afford to pay for these plots so moved anyway and lived on the land illegally as squatters
• who bought the land and sold it for cheaper prices?

  land speculators - faced tension with squatters already on the land but settlers continued to move in and farm the land
• when was the Louisiana Purchase?

  1803 - bought from Napoleon for $15 million -> the US gained millions of acres of land (Native land)
• who did Jefferson send on a exploration?

  Lewis and Clark (1804)
• why were Lewis and Clark sent on an exploration by Jefferson?

  sent west to establish trade routes to the Pacific so the US no longer needed to rely on trading East to Britain
• how did the trade routes discovered by Lewis and Clark lead to further expansion?

  with the help from Native Americans who guided and showed them their own routes, trade routes were established west towards the Pacific which lead to further expansion in the long run.

  the fur trade (beavers) also expanded due to these routes