The Louisiana Purchase Cause Effect 1. Spain closed New Orleans to U.S. ships 2. Spain secretly gave Louisiana to France 3. U.S. offered to buy New Orleans (10 mil) 4. France & Britain at war – cost $$$ 5. France offers all of Louisiana to U.S. for 15 million dollars Purchase of territory not mentioned in Constitution 2. Doubled the size of the U.S. 3. Lewis & Clark expedition (1803) 4. Accurate maps 5. Inspired people to move westward
The Louisiana Purchase In 1803 Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million. The purchase doubled the size of the United States . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvt2TIZo-Bk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK4xKOvL5w0
Foreign Problems Great Britain France - Seizing American Ships - Impressment of our sailors - Blockaded our ships - Aiding Natives by giving them guns France - Seizing American Ships U.S. (Jefferson) caught in the middle
Foreign Problems Result: Embargo Act of 1807 No Foreign trade at all -Unemployment rose - Prices fell -Hurt U.S. economy - Repealed by Congress No Foreign trade at all Targeted Great Britain
Line : Foreign Problems War Hawks - U.S. Congress Henry Clay and John Calhoun- leaders Wanted to go to war with Great Britain and France James Madison – 4th President Wanted to trade w/ everyone except Great Britain and France
Sinker: Embargo of 1807 Political Cartoon “Thomas Jefferson.” 2012. The History Channel website. Jan 31 2012, 7:21 http://www.history.com/photos/thomas-jefferson.
Sinker: Embargo of 1807 - Political Cartoon Who are the main characters in the cartoon? What does the Turtle represent? What does “Ograbme” mean? What opinion does the cartoonist illustrate?