Dates
what year did the Louisiana purchase happen?
1803
How much was the land alone purchased for?
15 million
The Louisiana purchase is considered what?
One of the largest land deals ever made
Who was the u.s. president at the time of the expidition?
Tomas Jefferson
what did Sacagawea serve as for Lewis and Clark
At the end of what month did u.s. envoys agree to pay $11,250,000?
April 1803
how many died from the journey?
only one died
The treaty did what to the us?
Doubled its size
Who was Frances leader at the time of the Louisiana purchase?
Napolean
where did the expedition arrive?
the Mandan and Hidatsa villages near present-day Bismarck, North Dakota.
When was the treaty ratified?
October 20, 1803
How many square miles did the u.s. receive?
828,000 square miles
When did the Lewis and Clark expedition end?
September 23, 1806
who was Sacagawea?
A woman who traveled thousands of wilderness miles with the Lewis and Clark Expedition
when was Clarkâs map portraying the geography of the West printed?
1810 and 1814
When did the Lewis and Clark expedition begin?
1804
After interest, what was the total amount paid for the territory?
27 million
Why did France need money from the Louisiana purchase?
They needed to pay off the great French war
Jefferson sent who to Paris to aid Livingston?
Future president James Monroe
what was experienced on the journey?
Experienced dysentery, venereal disease, boils, tick bites, and injuries from prickly pear.
when was the American flag raised in new Orlen's?
December 20, 1803
How many plants and animals were identified by Lewis on the expedition?
187 plants and 122 animals
How many states were created out of the Louisiana territory?
15 states
What 3 people signed the Louisiana purchase treaty?
Robert R. Livingston, James Monroe, and French representative Francos Barbe-Marois
what was explored by the u.s military expedition led by Lewis and Clark?
Explored the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest