The Louisiana Purchase

A Growing Nation
1800-1840

Part 1:
The Louisiana Purchase

• Stretched NORTH to Canada and SOUTH to Florida

• Stretched EAST to the Atlantic Ocean and WEST to the Mississippi River.

• We are going to learn how it a few short years the United States more than doubled its size.

​The United States:

The United States as of 1800

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The United States Stretched...

• North from

• and South to

• East from the

• and West to the

Canada

Florida

Atlantic Ocean

Mississippi River

• Canada

• Florida

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mississippi River

• ​Thomas Jefferson became the third President of the United States in 1801.

• Jefferson wanted to gain control of the city of New Orleans in Louisiana.

• Louisiana was a colony owned by France.

​Growing America

Multiple Choice

Who was the 3rd President of the United States?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin

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What did Thomas Jefferson want to gain control of?

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The Erie Canal

The Pacific Ocean

The Port of New Orleans

The Panama Canal

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Who owned Louisiana?

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• ​New Orleans was at the mouth of the Mississippi River.

• It was an important city because American farmers would send their crops down the Mississippi to New Orleans.

• From there, the crops were carried to large cities in the East.

• Jefferson wanted the United States to have control of this important port.

​Why Louisiana?

Multiple Choice

Why was it so important that the United States control the Port of New Orleans?

• Access to the Pacific Ocean for fishing
• To establish a new capital city
• Access to the Mississippi River to transport crops to the East Coast

• Control over the Panama Canal for military purposes

• ​Thomas Jefferson offered France $10 million for the port.

• In 1803 the French not only sold America the Port of New Orleans they also threw in the rest of the Louisiana Territory for the bargain price of $15 million. (Today that would be $340 million.)

• This bargain is called the Louisiana Purchase.

​The Louisiana Purchase

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Thomas Jefferson offered France $10 million for the entire Louisiana Territory.

• True

• False

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How much did the United States pay France for the Port of New Orleans AND the Louisiana Territory?

$____ million

Multiple Choice

What was the purchase of the Louisiana Territory called?

• Louisiana Purchase
• Louisiana Transaction
• Louisiana Deal
• Louisiana Acquisition

• ​The Louisiana Territory was a staggering 530,000,000 acres of land.

• The purchase of the Louisiana Territory nearly doubled the size of the United States.

• Eventually 13 states were created from the Louisiana Territory.

• They are Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

​The Louisiana Purchase

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What did the purchase of the Louisiana Territory do to the size of the United State?

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Doubled the size

Quadrupled the size

Tripled the size

Halved the size

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How many states were eventually formed from the Louisiana Purchase?

• ​The French leader Napoleon Bonaparte sold the land because he needed money to fight a war with Great Britain.

• Also, since no one had explored the territory, Napoleon thought it was worthless.

• Jefferson knew very little about the land that he had bought.

• No one even knew how large the territory was!

• So, Jefferson will send explores to find out.

​Why Did France Sell?

Multiple Choice

Why did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

• Napoleon wanted to strengthen British power in North America
• Napoleon wanted to expand French territory in the Americas
• Napoleon needed money to fight a war with Great Britain

• Napoleon wanted to establish a stronger alliance with Spain

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Everyone knew how big and valuable the Louisiana Territory was!

• True

• False

• Because of the Louisiana Purchase the United States now had control of the port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River.

• It opened up new opportunities for settlers to move west.

• It opened a new age of exploration for frontiersmen such as Lewis and Clark.

• Eventually, it will cause conflict with the Indian Tribes living in the Louisiana Territory.

​The Impact of the Louisiana Purchase

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What impacts did the Louisiana Purchase have?

Choose ALL that apply!

• Opened up opportunities for settlers to move west.

• Gave the United States control over the Mississippi River.

• It gave France power over the United States.

• Caused conflict with the Native Americans.

Poll

Do you think the Louisiana Purchase was a good or bad idea?

• Good Idea

• Bad Idea