A to Z Alphabet of the Louisiana Purchase Louisiana Purchase Treaty, 1803 "Let the Land rejoice, for you have bought Louisiana for a Song.“ Gen. Horatio Gates to President Thomas Jefferson, July 18, 1803 Robert Livingston and James Monroe closed on the sweetest real estate deal of the millennium when they signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris on April 30, 1803. They were authorized to pay France up to $10 million for the port of New Orleans and the Floridas. When offered the entire territory of Louisiana–an area larger than Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal combined–the American negotiators swiftly agreed to a price of $15 million. Although President Thomas Jefferson was a strict interpreter of the Constitution who wondered if the U.S. Government was authorized to acquire new territory, he was also a visionary who dreamed of an "empire for liberty" that would stretch across the entire continent. As Napoleon threatened to take back the offer, Jefferson squelched whatever doubts he had, submitted the treaty to Congress, and prepared to occupy a land of unimaginable riches. The Louisiana Purchase added 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River to the United States. For roughly 4 cents an acre, the United States had purchased a territory whose natural resources amounted to a richness beyond anyone's wildest calculations. A to Z Alphabet of the Louisiana Purchase A is for agreement B is for Bonaparte ( Napoleon) C is for Congress D is for doubled the size of U.S. E is for explorers F is for France G is for Gulf of Mexico H is for House of Representatives I is for Invade J is for Jefferson K is for King L is for Louisiana M is for Mississippi River N is for New Orleans O is for October 20, 1803 P is for port Q is for R is for Rocky Mountians S is for Spain T is for Ten Million dollars U is for United States V is for W is for X is for eXpediton Y is for Z is fo

Reasons for the purchase. Cast of Characters Napoleon Bonaparte Ruler of France. Wanted to raise money to fight England and Russia. President Thomas Jefferson He had been Governor of Virginia, Minister to France and Secretarty of State under President Washington before he became President. Wanted to protect and expand the United States. Robert R. Livingston He was the principal negotiator for the US. Based in Paris, he, along with James Monroe, successfully negotiated beyond their instructions from President Jefferson to purchase entire La. Territory James Monroe was the second negotiator sent by Jefferson to negotiate with the French over America's desire to gain access to the Mississippi and New Orleans. Francois Barbe-Marbois He was the Finance Minister under Napoleon at the time of the Louisiana Purchase. He played an integral role in determining the economic vaibility of the Louisiana colony to French interests. Reasons for the purchase. Jefferson became president in March 1801 the Louisiana Territory was owned by Spain. Farmers who lived along the Mississippi River had permission from Spain to use the River to move their goods. Spain was forced to give the Louisiana Territory to France France tried to stop river traffic Jefferson was worried that Napoleon in France might launch an attack from Louisiana on the United States. Double the size of the United States

Reasons for the purchase. 15 States in the Louisiana Territory & When they Joined the United States 1. Louisiana (1812) 2. Missouri (1821) 3. Arkansas (1836) 4. Texas (1845) 5. Iowa (1846) 6. Minnesota (1858) 7. Kansas (1861) 8. Nebraska (1867) 9. Colorado (1876) 10. North Dakota (1889) 11. South Dakota (1889), 12. Montana (1889) 13. Wyoming (1890), 14. Oklahoma (1907) 15. New Mexico (1912). Reasons for the purchase. Jefferson became president in March 1801 the Louisiana Territory was owned by Spain. Farmers who lived along the Mississippi River had permission from Spain to use the River to move their goods. Spain was forced to give the Louisiana Territory to France Jefferson was worried that Napoleon in France might launch an attack from Louisiana on the United States.

Bibliography: Index Adams, John 10, 15 Barry, James P., The Louisiana Purchase, April 1803 (1973). Chidsey, Donald B., The Louisiana Purchase (1972). Hosmer, James K., The History of the Louisiana Purchase (1902; repr. 1992). Kukla, Jon, A Wilderness So Immense: The Louisiana Purchase and the Destiny of America (2003). Lyon, Elijah Wilson, Louisiana in French Diplomacy (1974). Sprague, Marshall, So Vast So Beautiful a Land: Louisiana and the Purchase (1974; repr. 1991). Van Every, Dale, Ark of Empire: The American Frontier 1784–1803 (1963; repr. 1988). Index Adams, John 10, 15 American Revolution see Revolutionary War Bonaparte, Napoleon 4, 10-14 Boone, Daniel 30,31 Claiborne, William 115, 116 Clark, William 83, 88-91 Federalist 14, 15 French and Indian War (1754-1763) 22-29 Fur Trappers 20-22 Hamilton, Alexander 14, 46-48 Jefferson, Thomas 10-11 La Salle, Rene-Robert Cavelier 10, 12, 18 Lewis Meriwether, 88-90 Livingston, Robert 15, 75-79 Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803) ceremonies 111, 113-114 financing 102 opposition 106 Louisiana Territory 14, 18

Timeline of Louisiana Territory and Purchase 1682 René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, claims for France all territory drained by Mississippi River from Canada to Gulf of Mexico and names it Louisiana. 1718 New Orleans is founded. 1762 France gives Louisiana Territory to Spain. 1763 France gives terriitories east of the Mississippi and north of New Orleans to Britain. 178 3Treaty of Paris gives newly independent United States free access to the Mississippi. 1784 Spain closes lower Mississippi and New Orleans to foreigners. 1789 French Revolution begins. 1795 Spain reopens the Mississippi and New Orleans to Americans. 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power in France. 1800 Spain secretly agrees to give Louisiana to France 1801 President Jefferson names Robert Livingston minister to France. 1802 Spain gives Louisiana to France. 1803 Events of 1803 La. Purchase January Jefferson sends James Monroe to join Livingston in France. February Napoleon decides against sending more troops to Saint Domingue and instead orders forces to sail to New Orleans. March Napoleon cancels military expedition to Louisiana. April 11 Foreign Minister Talleyrand tells Livingston that France is willing to sell all of Louisiana. April 12 Monroe arrives in Paris and joins Livingston in negotiations with Finance Minister Barbé-Marbois. May 18 Britain declares war on France. July 4 Purchase is officially announced in United States. October 20U.S. Senate ratifies purchase treaty. November 30Spain formally transfers Louisiana to France. December 20France formally transfers Louisiana to United States December 30 United States takes formal possession of Louisiana.

La. Infor. Packet I La. Infor. Packet I What does the T stand for in the A to Z Alphabet? How many miles did the Louisiana Purchase add to the United States? Who was Robert R. Livingston? And what did he do? List 3 states that were apart of the La. Purchase? What page would you find information about William Claiborne? What happened in January of 1803? Who wrote the Ark of Empire? How much did the U.S. pay for La.? Why did Napoleon want to sell La.? La. Infor. Packet I What does the T stand for in the A to Z Alphabet? How many miles did the Louisiana Purchase add to the United States? Who was Robert R. Livingston? And what did he do? List 3 states that were apart of the La. Purchase? What page would you find information about William Claiborne? What happened in January of 1803? Who wrote the Ark of Empire? How much did the U.S. pay for La.? Why did Napoleon want to sell La.?

La. Infor. Packet II La. Infor. Packet II What does the O stand for in the A to Z Alphabet? What did Gen Horatio Gates say about the Louisiana Purchase to Thomas Jefferson? List two reasons Jefferson wanted to buy La.? What page would you find information about Thomas Jefferson? 5. What happened in 1800? 6. What state joined the Union in… 1858____________ 1821_____________ 1890____________ 1812____________ 7. Who wrote A Wilderness So Immense? What happened on April 11, 1803? Why do you think it was important to by the La. territory? La. Infor. Packet II What does the O stand for in the A to Z Alphabet? What did Gen Horatio Gates say about the Louisiana Purchase to Thomas Jefferson? List two reasons Jefferson wanted to buy La.? What page would you find information about Thomas Jefferson? 5. What happened in 1800? 6. What state joined the Union in… 1858____________ 1821_____________ 1890____________ 1812____________ 7. Who wrote A Wilderness So Immense? What happened on April 11, 1803? Why do you think it was important to by the La. territory?