The French Threat
What country stopped Americans from using New Orleans for trade?
What is Spain
What did Napoleon need money for
What is the war against Britain
How long did the Lewis and Clark expedition last?
2 years (1804-1806).
Why were Federalists in the Northeast troubled by the Louisiana Purchase?
They were worried that westward expansion would weaken New Englands Political and Economic powe.
What is New Jersey?
Western farmers depended on what river to ship their crops?
What is Mississippi River
Who approved the Louisiana Purchase
Who led the Lewis and Clark expedition? (name one person).
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
What did some Federalist in Massachusetts plan to do?
They wanted to secede from the union (dispand)
What is 1804?
What country did Spain give the Louisiana Territory to?
What is France
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the United States
What is double the size
Which river did they gain control over?
what new country did federalists want to form?
they wanted to create a "Northern Confederacy"
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
Who planned to build French empire in the Americas?
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte
Who worried that such a large purchase would not be legal
Who is Jefferson
How much money was spent in the Louisiana purchase?
15 million.
Why did the federalists think New York was important top their plan?
They believed the Northern Confederacy could only survive if New York joined with New England
Who did congress send to buy New Orleans and West Florida?
Who is Robert Livingston
Who bought Saint-Domingue and how much did they pay for it?
Who is Livingston and Monroe and 15 million
How many miles were traveled (in total) in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
8,000 miles
What event sparked the Federalists fear about loosing power
The Louisiana Purchase, which greatly expanded U.S. territory to the west.
What did Hamilton accuse Burr of?
What is treason?