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The country that protested the sale of Louisiana Territory to the U.S. was
Spain
As a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty, the United States gave up claims to
Texas
The first fort was
Ft. Smith
A member of a famous family in the history of trading posts
Auguste Chouteau
The first American governor of the whole Louisiana Territory was
William Claiborne
The first settlers to come to Oklahoma were
traders
The first roads in the territory were built to
connect the forts
An explorer who became governor of Missouri Territory.
William Clark
The number of non-Indians living in the Louisiana Territory at the time of the purchase is estimated to be
20,000
The trading post that opened up trade with Santa Fe and Northern
Hugh Glenn
A man from Indian Territory who became governor of Upper Louisiana, including Oklahoma.
William Henry Harrison
year: Two countries signed the Adams‑Onis Treaty.
1819
After the territory was divided, the territory of New Orleans was admitted to the Union in
1812
A favorite tourist spot in the Oklahoma region was
Bean’s Salt Works
A partner of Auguste Chouteau and co-founder of St. Louis.
. Pierre Laclede Liguest
year: The U.S. purchased Louisiana
1803
The Adams-Onis Treaty was an agreement between the U.S. and
Spain
The American government planned the forts in the region
to protect the southern border of the U.S.
to deal with Indians in the Far West
to protect white settlers in Indian Territory
A writer who visited the “log palace.”
Washington Irving
Louisiana came under Spanish rule
1763