Louisiana Cause and Effect

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Pioneers needed a direct route for goods to market.

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Settlers used rivers for transport.

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Settlers moved west to the area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River because...

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they hoped to build a better life.

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Revolution in France led to:

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a new kind of government called democracy.

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Spanish king and queen's secret treaty with Napoleon gave him the Louisiana Territory...

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because Napoleon wanted land in America.

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Jefferson sent Robert Livingston to negotiate with Napoleon about the Louisiana Territory.

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Jefferson wanted to make a deal with Napoleon peacefully.

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Americans were ready to leave the U.S. because they discovered Napoleon's plan to send soldiers to Louisiana.

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Americans discovered Napoleon's plan to send soldiers to Louisiana.

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Americans could no longer use the port of New Orleans.

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Farmers, fur traders, and shop owners were angry.

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Jefferson needed to keep the port of New Orleans open.

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Sent Monroe to France to assist Livingston in acquiring land for U.S. expansion.

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Napoleon gathered troops and ships ready to sail to America.

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The British formed a navy blockade to prevent Napoleon's fleet from sailing.