Social Studies - 2018-19
VUS.6b - Political Results of Territorial Expansion
The student will apply social science skills to understand major events in Virginia and United States history during the first half of the nineteenth century by
b) describing the political results of territorial expansion;
BIG IDEAS
Unit Themes | Unit Essential Questions |
Environment (geography) | How does the environment and geography impact our lives? |
Economic Systems | To what extent does the American economy shape the American experience? |
Citizenship | What are the duties and privileges of American citizenship? |
Constitutional Principles | How does the US Constitution shape our lives as Americans? |
UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD
The continental United States was established through international diplomacy and warfare.
ESSENTIALS
Following the War of 1812, the United States and Britain agreed, through treaty, to establish the 49th parallel as the boundary between the United States and Canada along the Louisiana Territory. It was later extended to the Pacific following the acquisition of the Oregon Territory from Britain in 1846. Florida was acquired by the United States through a treaty with Spain in 1819.
To protect America’s interests in the Western Hemisphere, the Monroe Doctrine was issued. The Monroe Doctrine (1823) stated the following:
The American continents should not be considered for future colonization by any European powers.
Nations in the Western Hemisphere were inherently different from those of Europe (i.e., they were republics by nature rather than monarchies).
The United States would regard as a threat to its own peace and safety any attempt by European powers to impose their system on any independent state in the Western Hemisphere.
The United States would not interfere in European affairs.
American migration into Texas led to an armed revolt against Mexican rule and a battle at the Alamo, in which a band of Texans fought to the last man against a vastly superior Mexican force. The Texans’ eventual victory over Mexican forces subsequently brought Texas into the United States.
The 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, and Arizona, and parts of Colorado and New Mexico.
KEY VOCABULARY
Terms & Events | People | Places | Supreme Court Cases |
Bank of the United States Jay Treaty Democratic-Republicans “Undeclared war” Peaceful transfer of power Louisiana Purchase War of 1812 Monroe Doctrine Florida(treaty with Spain) Transportation Revolution Free Markets Judicial Review Implied powers Branches of government Levels of government Interstate Commerce | John Marshall Thomas Jefferson James Madison John Adams Alexander Hamilton Lewis and Clark Sacajawea Federalists | Oregon Territory Western/Eastern Hemisphere Midwest | Marbury v. Madison McCulloch v. Maryland Gibbons v. Ogden |