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President Jefferson appointed these two men to expedite the new Louisiana Territory which had just been purchased by France. Jefferson wanted these men to note geography, resources, Native peoples, and routes across the Pacific. This duo goes by these names.
Who were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
This navigational tool was used in the Lewis and Clark expedition. An advancement from the first compass form the Han Dynasty, it is used to tell direction for people who are sailing.
What is the compass?
Much of the Native American population became deceased due to this environmental factor.
What was disease?
Prior to this obtainment of land, the President had planned to explore North America and expand their territory. This buy sparked the President's interest to make new scientific discoveries, finding new routes, and mapping new territory.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
Prior to the Louisiana purchase, this war caused France to cede Louisiana territory west of the Mississippi River to Spain. As Spain was slow to take control over the territory, they allied with France and caused Britain to cut Spain off from America. France and Spain then signed a secret treaty to give the Louisiana territory back to France.
This man was the President during both the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition. It was his idea to purchase the Louisiana territory and then appointed Lewis and Clark to explore it and other routes and territories.
Who was President Thomas Jefferson?
This invention (advancement) was used throughout the Louisiana purchase for communication and documents. It was first invented in 1440, but continued to be improved and is still used today.
What is the printing press?
The Native Americans had this type of reaction to the Louisiana purchase due to their fear of increased slave trade and lack of their representation in the North.
What is a negative reaction?
Lewis and Clark, and 400 men, traveled 10 to 20 miles a day upstream this famous river. During this trip, they pulled 3 boats, one of them was iron-framed, made by Meriwether Lewis himself.
What is the Mississippi River?
The Corpse of Discovery was the name of the group who was sent on the Lewis and Clark expedition. This group had come together in St. Joseph, Missouri, to celebrate the first of this American Holiday.
What is the Fourth of July (Independence Day)?
The President sent James Monroe to France to negotiate with this person in regards to the purchase of the Louisiana territory. Influenced by his failed attempt to re-establish French territory in North America, he sold the territory to America.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
What is the American long Rifle?
They provided food, shelter, and vital information for the Lewis & Clark expedition to take back to the President during the winter camp at Fort Mandan. They also served as a trade center, bringing together many Native Groups.
Who were the Mandan Indians?
Lewis and Clark made a discovery of the great expanse, making Jefferson's dream of an easy water route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean possible. The discover was known as this.
What is the Rocky Mountains?
The President sent James Monroe to negotiate with France over the Louisiana territory, as France gained the territory from this country. Many U.S. leaders opposed this negotiation because they feared it would lead to conflict with this country.
What is Spain?
The President sent these man to negotiate with France of the Louisiana territory. These men were appointed by President Jefferson as ministers to France in 1801. These men go by these names.
Who were Robert Livingston and James Monroe?
This invention was used for astronomy, and invented in 1608. It was used in the Lewis and Clark expedition to observe the stars while on sea.
What is the telescope?
The Lewis & Clark expedition intended to form good relations with the Native American people because of this significant motivation.
What is to disrupt British dominance?
With the commission the President gave to Meriwether Lewis, he bought necessities for the expedition, but he also bought a $20 Newfoundland dog. During the expedition, Lewis and Clark named their geographical discoveries after loved ones and family members. They also named a body of water after this dog, the body of water is now known as this.
What is Seaman's Creek?
Fur trappers told Lewis and Clark where to find the "most important game animal," which they were then prized with hats from fashionable Europeans. The important animal was known as this.
What is the Beaver?
Her presence on the Lewis & Clark expedition helped negotiate peace with the Native groups encountered. She also served as a translator and helped with essential geographical knowledge.
Who is Sajagawea?
This boat served as arguably the most important boat in the Lewis and Clark expedition. It held most of their supplies, equipment, and trade goods. Eventually, the boat became too unmanageable to be navigated through the narrow rivers and streams.
What is the Keelboat?
Most tribes encouraged the Lewis and Clark, and even gave them food, shelter, and resources to continue. However, one notable tribe in South Dakota was highly against it because they believed trade with them would make their enemies stronger. The name of the tribe was this.
What was the Lakota Tribe?
The Louisiana territory was about 828,000 square feet and stretched north to south from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico and east to west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The Louisiana territory doubled the size of the U.S., including all or part of this many future states.
What are 15 future states? (Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. Partially New Mexico and Minnesota.)
The Louisiana Purchase costed $15 million dollars cash in 1803. In today's society, this is equivalent to much more money. This amount of money is around how much Louisiana purchase would cost in 2025.
What is around $340 to $388 million? (any amount between these two will count as points)