The Rise of the West

1. Introduction--A Turning Inward, and Westward
2. Preconditions for Westward Expansion
   1. Ending British Restrictions
      1. The West and British Imperial Policy
      2. The Revolution
   2. Establishing Control
      1. Postrevolutionary Weakness and Chaos--The Confederation
         1. Indian Presence
         2. Great Power Influence
         3. Conflicting Claims
      2. Solutions--A Stronger Federal Government
         1. Federal Control of Settlement--The Northwest Ordinances (1784, 1787)
            1. Surrender of State Claims
            2. Orderly Land Sales
            3. New State Creation
         2. A Strong Military--Moves Against the Indians
         3. A Unified Foreign Policy--Jay's and Pinckney's Treaties (1795)
   3. The Jeffersonian Revolution
      1. The Federalist Era
         1. European Orientation
         2. A Commercial Republic
      2. Jefferson and His Party
         1. Ideology
            1. Continental Orientation
            2. An Agrarian Republic
         2. Policies
            1. Encouraging Settlement
            2. Seeking Outlets for Western Commerce
            3. Adding New Territory--The Louisiana Purchase (1803)
         3. Goal--An "Empire of Liberty"
3. Unintended Consequences
   1. An Explosion of Mobility
   2. Breaking Down Traditional Authority
      1. Antielitism
      2. "Producerism"
      3. Competitiveness
   3. Replacing Traditional Authority
      1. The Voluntary Association
      2. The Booster Ethos
   4. Building New Economic Links--The Transportation Revolution (NEXT)