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1、TerritoryExpansionandAmericanCivilWarI.TerritoryExpansion1.LouisianaPurchaseIntheyearof1803,AmericaboughtLouisianafromFrance.Americaofferedonly16milliondollars.(4centsfor1mile)Sincethen,theterritoryalmostdoubled.2.FloridaAcquisitionIntheyear1819,AmericaboughtFloridafromSpainbyonly5milli
2、ondollars.3.TakingPossessionofOregonIn1846,AmericaforcedBritaintogiveupOregonbythreateningthatAmericawouldfightagainstBritain.4.TakingPossessionofTexas,NewMexicoandCaliforniaTexaswasapartofMexico.Itwonindependencein1836,andthenaddedtotheU.S.in1845.In1846,thewarbetweenAmericaandMexicobro
3、keout,andAmericawon.Asaresult,MexicowasforcedtogiveCaliforniaandNewMexicototheUnitedStatesin1848.Inreturn,theUnitedStatespaidMexico15milliondollars.5.AlaskaandHawaiiIn1867,AmericaboughtAlaskafromRussiabyoffering7.2milliondollars.In1898,AmericatroopoccupiedHawaii,andmadeitthe50thstatein1
4、959.Theterritoryexpansionlastedformorethan100years.TheAmericaspentmoreorless50milliondollarstoexpandmorethan3timesterritory.II.AmericanCivilWarBythemiddleof19thcentury,thedifferencesbetweentheNorthandtheSouthhadextended,especiallyfortheeconomicfoundation.TheNorthwasanindustrialsociety–f
5、reelaborwasneeded.TheSouthwasplantation—slavedpeoplewerekept.TheConflictBetweentheNorthandtheSouth?※TheissueofabolishmentofSlavery英国（北方）（南方）输出棉花、烟草等原料输入工业品资本主义工商业经济奴隶制种植园经济阻碍发展奴隶制的存废问题矛盾焦点：南方与北方矛盾北方得不到原料北方得不到自由劳动力自由州蓄奴州LincolnWasElectedthePresidentInpresidentialelectionof1860,AbrahamLin
6、colnwaselectedthePresidentofU.S.HewasagainsttheslaveryTheelevenstatesintheSouthannouncedtheirindependencefromtheUnion.TheAmericanCivilWarBeganThe16thPresidentTheConfederateV.STheUnionTheConfederatereferstotheSouthTheUnionreferstotheNorthAtthistime,thereweretwogovernments,twopresidentsan
7、dtwoarmiesintheU.STheWarBrokeOutInApril1861,theConfederateProvokedthewar.TheNorthwasmuchstrongerthantheSouth.TheNorthincluded23states,whiletheSouthincluded11states.TheNorthhad22millionpeople,buttheSouthhadonly9million.Butatthebeginning,theSouthwasintheupperhand.HomeActandProcla
