Download Unit 5, Notes #1 The War of 1812

Unit 5, Notes #1
The War of 1812
Mr. Smith
8th grade U.S. History
October 15th & 16th, 2012
Section 1 Questions – The West in
1800 / Napoleon and New Orleans
(pg. 318-319
• #1 – What four nations claimed parts of
the area between the Mississippi and
Pacific?
• #2 – What strategic port did the French
possess?
• #3 – How did Jefferson attempt to settle
the nation’s dispute with France?
Section 2 Questions – The
Louisiana Purchase / Lewis and
Clark Explore (pg. 319-320)
• #1 – What caused Jefferson to hesitate
before agreeing to purchase the Louisiana
Territory?
• #2 – How did the Louisiana Purchase
change the size of the United States?
• #3 – What was the purpose of the Lewis
and Clark expedition?
Section #3 Questions – Up the
Missouri River / On to the Pacific
Ocean (pg. 321-322)
• #1 – What goals did Jefferson have for the
Lewis and Clark expedition?
• #2 – How did Mandan and Sacagawea
help the expedition?
• #3 – What did the Lewis and Clark
expedition accomplish?
Section 4 Questions – Pike’s
Expedition / The Effects of
Exploration (pg. 322-323)
• #1 – What area of the Louisiana Purchase
did Pike explore?
• #2 – What did Pike hope to achieve?
• #3 – What were the effects of the
explorations of Lewis and Clark and Pike?
Section 5 Questions – The Monroe
Doctrine (pg. 358-359)
• #1 – Why did the events in the early 1800s
in Latin America concern the United
States?
• #2 – What was the purpose of the Monroe
Doctrine?