Louisiana Purchase

During the 1790s, control of the port of ________ _________ had passed from France to Spain, and back to France again.

So the French government made a surprising offer: France would sell not just New Orleans, but the ________ _________ ________ to the United States.

Having the federal government buy _____ _______ was not a power spelled out in the Constitution.

The Louisiana Territory became part of the United States, __________ the size of the nation.

Even before the Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson had asked Congress for money to fund an expedition to explore the ________ ________ ______ ______ ___________ and seek a route to the Pacific Ocean.

Calling their group the ________ ___ __________, Lewis, Clark, and more than thirty others set out from a camp new St.Louis on May 14, 1804.

Study the map to determine: Which river did Lewis and Clark travel on the most?

• Missouri River

• Platte River

• Arkansas River

• Red River

• Ohio River

Study the map to determine: What body of water does the Louisiana Purchase border?

Study the map to determine: What color is used to represent the Louisiana Purchase?

• orange

• yellow

• green

• red

Study the map to determine: how much bigger does it look like the Louisiana Territory made the United States?

• twice as big

• half as big

• three times as big

• didn't really change the size at all