Geography and Expansion
This purchase doubled the size of the United States.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
He was the U.S. president who approved the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The Louisiana Purchase gave the U.S. full control of this major river, which helped trade.
What is the Mississippi River?
These two explorers were sent by Jefferson to map the new land
Who are Lewis and Clark?
Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. because he needed money for this.
What is war?
The Louisiana Territory stretched from this river in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west.
What is the Mississippi River?
The Louisiana Territory was purchased from this country.
What is France?
The Louisiana Purchase helped fulfill this idea that Americans were destined to expand westward.
What is Manifest Destiny?
Lewis and Clark were guided by this Native American woman
Who is Sacagawea?
The Louisiana Territory was originally controlled by this European country before France.
What is Spain?
This modern-day state touches the west coast, but was not part of the Louisiana Purchase.
What is California?
He was the French leader who sold the Louisiana Territory.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This Indigenous group and many others were already living on the land before the U.S. bought it.
Who are the Sioux?
The expedition traveled up this river for most of the journey.
What is the Missouri River?
The U.S. actually wanted to buy only this part of the Louisiana Territory at first.
What is New Orleans?
The Louisiana Territory included land from this many present-day U.S. states.
What is 15?
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory for this amount of money.
What is $15 million?
The Louisiana Purchase almost didn’t happen because some people believed it was ___.
What is unconstitutional?
This large animal, later nearly hunted to extinction, was a key food source for the explorers
What is the buffalo?
Before the Louisiana Purchase, this animal was introduced to the land by Europeans and became important to Native Americans.
What is the horse?
The southernmost part of the Louisiana Territory included this important port city.
What is New Orleans?
These two American diplomats negotiated the deal with France.
Who are Robert Livingston and James Monroe?
This type of person was most excited about new land opportunities after the Louisiana Purchase.
Who are settlers or farmers?
The expedition ended when they reached this body of water.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
One major problem after the purchase was that no one really knew this about the land.
What are its exact borders?