The Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark Expedition Flashcard

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Who was the Emperor of France who sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. in 1803?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Which U.S. President purchased the Louisiana Territory from France?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What was the effect of the Louisiana Purchase on the size of the U.S.?

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It doubled the size of the U.S.

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What was the nickname given to the group assembled by Lewis and Clark to help with their expedition?

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The Corps of Discovery

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Who was the young Native American woman who helped guide and translate for Lewis and Clark?

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Sacajawea

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How long did the Lewis and Clark expedition take from start to finish?

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Two years

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The duo chosen by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory

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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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Doubled the size of U.S. in 1803 by adding 530,000,000 acres from New Orleans north to Canada

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Louisiana Purchase

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Why did Napoleon agree to sell the Louisisana Territory to the U.S.?

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Napoleon needed money to fight a war against the British

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What was the U.S. worried that Napoleon might do?

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Impose heavy taxes on U.S. imports