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Follow the directions to complete the labeled map of the Louisiana Purchase and its territories. Use different colors to shade specific areas and create a key. Learn about the reasons for the purchase and its impact on the size of the United States.
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The Louisiana Purchase • Follow the directions below to complete the map on the opposite page. Use the map on page 273 of your textbook to help you. • Locate and label the following - Do not color them! • British Territory Spanish Territory Oregon Country • Mississippi River Missouri River Columbia River Snake River • Michigan Territory Indiana Territory Mississippi Territory Louisiana Purchase • Ohio River Platte River Rio Grande • Use different colors to shade the following areas of land and create a key for the colors. • Michigan territory Indiana Territory Mississippi Territory Louisiana Purchase • Original 13 States Three additional states as of 1803 Disputed area between Britain and the U.S. • Oregon Country Spanish Territory British Territory • Why did Napoleon offer to sell all of Louisiana to the United States? • How much did Livingston and Monroe agree to pay for Louisiana? • 5. Why did President Jefferson decide to buy the Louisiana Territory even though the Constitution did not specifically give him the power to do so? • 6. What did the purchase of Louisiana do to the size of the United States?