Louisiana Purchase. New Orleans Key Port at the bottom of Mississippi River France owns N.O. –then French and Indian War Spain owns N.O. – then sells.

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Louisiana Purchase

New Orleans Key Port at the bottom of Mississippi River France owns N.O. –then French and Indian War Spain owns N.O. – then sells back to France France shuts America out Americans want war to get port back Jefferson offers to buy it from France Napoleon offers to sell all of Louisiana Purchase

Jefferson’s Troubles Constitution says nothing about buying land Jefferson believe in strict interpretation Yet he wants a country of farmers – NEED LAND Buys Territory

Louisiana Purchase April 30, 1803 Purchased for $15 million (3 cents/acre) Doubled size

Exploration Captain Meriwether Lewis – lead expedition Lieutenant William Clark – oversee volunteers and mapmaker Corps of Discovery – 40 volunteer explorers York – Clark’s slave May 1804 to September 1806

Exploration Reasons Catalog Plants and Animals Make Maps Find Northwest Passage – River that cuts through continent Make Relationships with Natives

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