Effects of the Louisiana Purchase

Effects of the Louisiana Purchase

Multiple Choice

Deal in 1803 between France and the U.S. regarding territorial expansion

• Mississippi Purchase

• Louisiana Purchase

• Ohio Purchase

• Missouri Purchase

Multiple Choice

U.S. gained total control of this river with the Louisiana Purchase

• Hudson River

• Mississippi River

• East River

• Ohio River

Multiple Choice

President during the Louisiana Purchase

• George Washington

• James Monroe

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

​Types of Effects

​Social Effects - how it changed the way that people live

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​​Economic Effects - how it changed the way people manage wealth, money, and resources

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Political Effects - how it changed the way that government works

​Economic Effect: Control of the Mississippi River

• ​The Louisiana Purchase gave the United States control over the entire Mississippi River.

• ​At the time, water travel was the fastest way to ship goods for trade.

• ​Americans all across the Mississippi River and rivers that connected shipped their goods down to the port city of New Orleans which became the center of trade for the United States.

• ​The Louisiana Purchase created an economic boom period for the United States.

Multiple Choice

This city became a center of trade after the Louisiana Purchase

• New Orleans

• Newark

• Baltimore

• Los Angeles

Multiple Choice

True/False: The Louisiana Purchase had a negative impact on the U.S. economy.

• True

• False

Social Impact: Native Americans

• President Jefferson and most Americans at the time viewed the Native American way of life as barbaric that could not fit in with American culture.

• ​After the Louisiana Purchase, many Americans moved into the Louisiana Territory where Native Americans were living.

• ​This led to a series of wars over ownership of the land as Native Americans continued to be harmed by the actions of the United States and its people.

Open Ended

Summarize: What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have on Native Americans?

Political Impact: Power of the President

• Many people were worried that this would set a precedent that gave the president too much power to do whatever he wanted.

• The U.S. Constitution does not give the president power to purchase new land, however, President Jefferson went ahead and did it anyway.

• Americans were scared of leaders having too much power over the people.

• Americans worried about the political impact of giving more power to the president to do things not listed in the Constitution (elastic clause) in the future.

Multiple Choice

Why did people criticize Jefferson's actions?

• They worried that the president did not have the power to make the Louisiana Purchase

• They believed he should have made the Louisiana Purchase sooner

• They were concerned about the effect the deal would have on the economy

• They believed that the United States should expand so rapidly

Open Ended

Exit Ticket:

1) Choose one of the following: Economic Effect, Social Effect, Political Effect. Explain what the effect means.

2) Analyze the Louisiana Purchase's impact on the effect that you chose.