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"Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own."
Seneca
With no
colonial restrictions the Americans ventured into the frontier
in ever increasing numbers. Some sought gold, furs or adventure. President Jefferson bought
from France a section of land
called the Louisiana, and nearly double
its size. Not knowing what was in this new territory he sent a
team of explorers headed by Lewis and Clark. Soon farmers
and settlers followed the first explorers and set up permanent
settlements and farms. They met stiff resistance from the
Native Americans and the British in a series of wars.
Eventually the Native Americans were defeated and Great
Britain withdrew into Canada.
The Trail of Tears was a sad event in our history when
Andrew Jackson forcibly moved most of the Cherokee Tribe
from the East Coast to lands of the west.
The War of 1812 was fought not only over the British claims in
the west but also over America's rights on the high seas. In
the course of its struggle Washington DC was burned and a
General Andrew Jackson became a national hero after the Battle
of New Orleans. Neither side truly won the war it is
considered a draw by most historians.
