Louisiana Purchase
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of the U.S.
Double It
What was the price per acre of the purchase
3-5 cents
( accept within the range of 3 and 5)
Explorers hired by President Jefferson to explore the newly acquired land of Louisiana territory.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
Who was York?
Clark's Slave
What year did the US gain the Louisiana Territory?
1803
What country did the U.S. purchase the Louisiana Territory from?
France
Why was the Mississippi important to Western farmers?
They could use it to ship goods
What type of water route were Lewis and Clark looking for?
A water route to the Pacific Ocean.
Who was the main guide of the trip?
Sacajawea
Lewis and Clark choose Sacagawea to join the Corps of Discovery. Sacagawea was a Native American born to which tribe?
Shoshone
What was the name of the President who purchased the Louisiana Territory?
Jefferson
Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.
Because he needed to pay for his war against Britain.
What River did the Corps of Discovery travel to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Missouri
What were Lewis and Clark to tell the Native Americans
That the U.S. owned the land now.
President Jefferson was their "Great Father"
What is the name of the group that traveled with Lewis and Clark?
Corps of Discovery
What was the total cost of the Louisiana Territory?
15 Million Dollars
Why is New Orleans strategically important?
Because it is the connection between the Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River. It was the port city that goods from the Mississippi River could be shipped out to other places.
Where did the expedition begin?
St. Louis, Missouri
In what territory did Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean?
Oregon Country
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand in this direction.
west
Jefferson sent Robert Livingston and James Monroe to France to buy__________ and ___________. CAREFUL
New Orleans and West Florida
What country controlled the Louisiana Territory before France
Spain
When Thomas Jefferson became the third president of the United States in 1801, the country basically stopped at the _______________.
What is the Mississippi River?
What Physical Barriers impeded the Expeditions progress?
Mountains, Bends in Rivers, and Waterfalls
John C Calhoun and Henry Clay were knows as _____________________.
War Hawks