Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

Mr. Porter

​Who, What, When

• ​The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between the United States and France for $15 Million

• ​That comes out to $18/square mile

• ​Thomas Jefferson made the deal with Napoleonic France in 1803

Multiple Choice

Which two countries was the Louisiana Purchase between?

• The U.S. and France

• France and Spain

• Spain and England

• England and France

Multiple Choice

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

• $5 Million

• $10 Million

• $15 Million

• $20 Million

​Where?

• ​The Louisiana Purchase includes what is now considered the Midwest

• ​This is the area of land from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico (North and South) and the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains (East to West)

Multiple Choice

What was the East - West Boundary of the LP?

• Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains

• Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean

• Appalachian Mountains to Rocky Mountains

• Atlantic Ocean to Rocky Mountains

Why?

• ​For France, the money allowed Napoleon to continue to fund his campaign to conquer Europe

• ​For the United States it doubled the size of the country and allowed U.S. explorers to search for the Northwest Passage

​Northwest Passage

• The Northwest Passage is a mythical route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• ​The hope was that there was a waterway across North America so that ships could get to the otherside of the world without going around Africa or South America

Multiple Choice

Fact or Cap: The Northwest Passage was real

• Fact

• Cap

​Reality

• ​When Lewis and Clark were commissioned to lead the expedition they followed the Missouri River

• ​What they found were grasslands, mountains, diverse Native tribes and groups, and plenty of Bison

• ​What they did not find, however, was the Northwest Passage

Multiple Choice

Which river did Lewis and Clark follow?

• Missouri

• Mississippi

• Ohio

• San Gabriel

​Results

• ​Ultimately, the Louisiana Purchase as well as the L&W Expedition paved the way for Westward Expansion

• ​American Settlers traveled through the Midwest and settled in California, Oregon, and Washington which gave the U.S. the opportunity to stretch from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean