The Louisiana Purchase
Why did Napoleon sell the land
It was going to be taken anyways + his country needed the money.
They met her along the way
Sacagawea
This is what replaced the Erie Canal
The Railroad
When they left the area they called it a _________
Ghost Town
Amount of money made each month
$100
It cost
$15 million dollars
It lasted _____ years
2 years
What is the Erie Canal
A water (system) way that transfers goods
People moving to California for gold
Over 300,000
What the Pony Express delivered
This person went to france to buy the land
James Monroe
The year they got back
1806
Miles long
363 Miles
The city the first bits of gold were found
Coloma
Horses used
400
The country/person that sold the land to the United States
France or/and Napoleon
They were named _____________
The Corps Of Discovery
The year finished
1825
The main area gold was found in
Sierra Nevada
Miles each person traveled each day
75 - 100
How big the land was (in square miles)
828,000 square miles
Where it started
St. Louis, Missouri
Money cost to build
$7 Million dollars
The day gold was first discovered
January 24, 1848
Letters delivered in total
34,753 letters