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The Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase. Thomas Jefferson was president and wanted New Orleans. Occurred on April 30 th , 1803 Purchased from France (Napolean Bonaparte) $15,000,000 800,000 square miles (got New Orleans and a whole lot more) Doubled the United States size.

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The Louisiana Purchase

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  1. The Louisiana Purchase

  2. The Louisiana Purchase • Thomas Jefferson was president and wanted New Orleans. • Occurred on April 30th, 1803 • Purchased from France (Napolean Bonaparte) • $15,000,000 • 800,000 square miles (got New Orleans and a whole lot more) • Doubled the United States size. • Jefferson did this very quickly because he really didn’t have the authority to do this.

  3. So…The question is, was this a good deal for America or should Jefferson have been impeached?

  4. $$$$$ One acre is 43,560 square feet or 4,840 square yards. There are exactly 640 acres in a square mile. a. How many acres were purchased? b. What was the cost per acre?

  5. $$$$$ Today, an acre of land can cost anywhere from $100 to $1,000,000. Assuming $500 per acre as a very low price, how much would the Louisiana Purchase have cost at this rate?

  6. The value of money then and now

  7. $$$$ Use the chart to determine the price of the Louisiana Purchase in today’s dollars.

  8. http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ This is an inflation calculator

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