Louisiana Purchase

Lesson 2 Louisiana Purchase

Copy all the words in RED into your notes for Ch.10

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• Secede

• Authority

• Purchase​

Hamilton is killed

• Burr was accused of trying to lead New York to secede from the U.S.

• Hamilton never trusted or liked Aaron Burr, and he was behind many of the rumors

• Burr was already having political career problems and blamed Hamilton for it.

• Hamilton and Burr agree to duel and Hamilton is killed by Burr

What was the "Louisiana Purchase"?

• In 1803 France offered to sell their lands in North America to the United States.

• France needed money to continue their war against the British​

• France sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for 15 million dollars.

• This became known as the "Louisiana Purchase"​

Draw

circle the Louisiana Purchase on the map

Multiple Choice

How much did the U.S. pay for the Louisiana Territory?

• 10 million

• 30 million

• 15 million

• 5 million

Lewis and Clark

Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis to be the leader of the exploration team and William Clark to be the co leader

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Mission - explore all the land around the Missouri River in the Louisiana territory.

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Find a Northwest Passage to Pacific Ocean​

Multiple Select

Which of the following rivers did Lewis and Clark travel on to reach the Pacific Ocean?

• Missouri River

• Columbia River

• Colorado River

• Red River

Sacagawea

• Agreed to guide Lewis and Clark to the Pacific

• she showed which Native Tribes were safe to trade with

• she showed which plants were safe to eat

• she served as a translator

• she was a guide showing which trails to travel

Multiple Select

Which of the following was a way Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark?

• a skilled travel guide that knew rivers and trails to follow

• a skilled warrior that knew how to fight

• served as an interpreter between Lewis and Clark and Native American tribes

• a key writer that recorded everything along the trip so we could study it later

The Journey to the Pacific

After 18 months and 4,000 miles Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean.

They returned to St. Louis in 1806.

Americans were fascinated by the tail of adventure and became inspired to travel west

The Corps of Discovery mapped out much of Louisiana and documented thousands of new animals and plants!​

Facts about Lewis and Clark Expedition

• The total journey was over 7,000 miles!

• Each man ate 9 pounds of meat per day on the journey!

• Sacagawea made the entire trip with a baby on her back

• only one person died (burst appendix)

• Discovered thousands of new plants and animals

Poll

Would you have joined the expedition to the Pacific Ocean with Lewis and Clark?

• Yes ! Adventure and exploration would inspire me to explore the west

• No I am pretty happy staying away from the outdoors and I don't like camping

• Maybe, I would have to think about it

Zebulon Pike Exploration

• Spain controlled much of the land in the South West - Pike went outside of the Louisiana territory

• Pike gets arrested by the Spanish

• He maps out the Rio Grade River and discovers the highest mountain in Colorado which he names "Pikes Peak"

Multiple Choice

Which was an area that Zebulon Pike explored in the Louisiana Territory?

• Nevada

• Utah

• Colorado

• California