Louisiana Purchase
Who was the president during the Louisiana purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
What are Lewis and Clark's first names?
Merriwether & William
What year did the Industrial Revolution begin?
1793
Who was the ruler of France during the Louisiana purchase?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What was the name of the territory Thomas Jefferson acquired from France?
Louisiana Territory
What year was the Louisiana Purchase?
1803
What large animal did Lewis and Clark discover on their expedition?
Bison
What is the method of production where large crews of people gathered to work?
The Factory System
What disease was the French army dying from?
Yellow Fever
What is a textlie?
Cloth or Fabric
How much money was the Louisiana territory sold for?
$15 million
How many plant and animal species did they discover?
120
Define strike in the context of the Industrial Revolution
A refusal to work or protest of work
Where was the struggle between France and Spain that stalled the Louisiana purchase?
The Carribeans or Saint Domingue
Who were the Lowell girls?
The young girls who worked in textile factories instead of going to school.
What was Thomas Jefferson's hold up with the Louisiana purchase?
He was unsure if acquiring that much land was constitutional
Where did Lewis and Clark travel on their expedition? (From where to where?)
From St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean
What was the Industrial Revolution?
It is the widespread production by machinery
What country did France acquire the Louisiana territory from?
Spain
What is topography?
The representation of the layout of the land on a map
What small portion of land did Thomas Jefferson originally hope to acquire in the Louisiana purchase?
New Orleans
What did Thomas Jefferson hope they would discover on their expedition?
The Northwest Passage
Why was the industrial revolution important?
Answers may vary; examples
- It allowed us to create more goods at a time
- It allowed us to create more goods for less money
Why did France want to sell the entire Louisiana territory?
It was too hard to upkeep
What is the Northwest Passage?
A water route that connects the the Pacific ocean to the Missouri river. It unfortunately does not exist.