Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase:
America's Big Land Deal

What Was the Louisiana Purchase?

●A huge land deal that happened in 1803

●The United States bought land from France

●It made America twice as big as it was before!

●The U.S. paid 15 million dollars

●The land was about 828,000 square miles

●That's like 13 times the size of the whole state of Louisiana today!

Why Did France Want to Sell?

●France needed money for the war

●By selling to America, France got money and kept Britain away

Key People in the Louisiana Purchase

●Thomas Jefferson: He was the President of the U.S.

●James Monroe: He helped make the deal with France

​●Lewis and Clark explored the new land

​Sacagawea Helped Lewis and Clark explore the new land by translating and by being a guide.

What Happened After the Purchase?

●They made maps and learned about plants and animals

●Many Americans moved west to live on the new land

●Native American tribes were affected as more settlers came

●The U.S. became stronger and richer with the new territory