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The Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase. http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/louisianapurchase.html. I. The Purchase. http://totalfratmove.com/tfms-in-history-the-louisiana-purchase/comment-page-2/. A. The United States in 1803. New states in the west depended on the Mississippi River for trade

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The Louisiana Purchase

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  1. The Louisiana Purchase http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/louisianapurchase.html

  2. I. The Purchase http://totalfratmove.com/tfms-in-history-the-louisiana-purchase/comment-page-2/

  3. A. The United States in 1803 • New states in the west depended on the Mississippi River for trade • The Mississippi was controlled by New Orleans – owned by Spain http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/108lewisclark/108locate1.htm

  4. B. How Europe was involved $ Spain got tired of trying to keep out Americans, so they sold Louisiana and New Orleans to the French http://www.waterplanet.ws/lewisandclark/ http://openclipart.org http://mapsof.net/map/spain-flag-map#.Ubhe0JVWKgE

  5. Napoleon wanted to rebuild France’s empire in North America • He started by trying to take Haiti Why? http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2010/images/0712caribbean_haiti.jpg

  6. Napoleon hope to use Haiti as a supply base • He was defeated in Haiti by former slave Toussaint L’ Ouverture • His dreams of Colonies in the Americas fell apart • http://www.historywiz.com/toussaint.htm

  7. C. How the US Gained Louisiana • Jefferson sent Livingston and Monroe to France to try and buy New Orleans • Talleyrand was given orders by Napoleon to sell all of Louisiana for $15 million http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/louisiana-purchase1.htm

  8. II. Exploration http://www.pershingms.org/MTT/Louisiana%20Purchase.htm

  9. A. Lewis and Clark • To lead the mission Jefferson selected his personal secretary Meriwether Lewis • Lewis picked William Clark to co-lead • Goals • Find a water route to the Pacific • Report back on their findings (Natives, plants, animals, etc…) http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/magazine/lewis_clark/lewis_clark.html

  10. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/ assessment/2002/08/lewis_and_clark.html http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/

  11. B. Native Americans • Were informed by Lewis and Clark that the US now owned their land • Some traded with and helped the Expedition (Nez Perce & Shoshone) some attacked (Teton Sioux) http://www.native-americans-online.com/native-american-ghost-dance.html

  12. C. Sacagawea • Member of the Shoshone Tribe • Married to a French Fur Trapper – Charbonneau • Reasons she went • Show that the mission was peaceful • Translate • Get them horses http://www.rappart.com/portfolio/0/131/9011/

  13. D. Pike’s Exploration • Goal was to find the Source of the Red River • Discovered Pike’s Peak • Was arrested by the Spanish by the Rio Grande • Returned home a year later http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/america/uslocal/west/history/pike.htm

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