LIFE IN THE US DURING THE 1800'S

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

• Doubles the size of the US
• Scientists Lewis and Clark were sent on an expedition to explore the territory.
• More people moved, the more trade there was.
• The economy grew rapidly.

2ND GREAT AWAKENING

• Gave people determination to make their lives better
• Many artists, writers, and musicians were discovered.
• George Caleb Bingham was a artist. Stephen C. Foster was a musician.
• Washington Irving was a writer.

WASHINGTON IRVING

• Writer
• Wrote "The Sketch Book"

STEPHEN C. FOSTER

• Musician
• Combined African American & European music about life in the South.
• Songwriter

GEORGE CALEB BINGHAM

• Artist
• Painted fur traders
• Painted political speakers
• Painted riverboat workers

LIFE IN THE SOUTH

• People lived close to each oth
• Had lots of farms
• Slaves worked on these farms

LIFE IN THE WEST

• Horrible weather
• Limited supplies
• Dangerous people
• Failing crops