The Louisiana Purchase and Exploration Thomas Jefferson Purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803 and doubled the size of the United States

Key Terms and Key People Key Terms Louisiana Purchase Lewis and Clark Expedition Key People Meriwether Lewis William Clark Sacagawea Zebulon Pike

How the West was Fun**  As People begin to move west Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio become States  Further West, Spain and France fought for the Louisiana Territory  The Pacific and Oregon Territory was being explored by Spain, Russia, and Great Britain  As the west grew more important, issues along the Mississippi brought the US to the edge of war

And THAT’S my final offer  After gaining control of France, Napoleon looks to colonize the Louisiana Territory  As the US grew closer to war Jefferson tried to buy the port of New Orleans from France  France countered by offering ALL of the Louisiana Territory, Which Jefferson accepted

But is it near a Major shopping center??  Napoleon had many reasons to sell the Louisiana Territory  America’s determination to expand  The Slave Revolt in Haiti by Toussaint L’Ouverture  France needed money more than foreign land  Jefferson, who believed in a strict constitution could not turn down the territory and bought Louisiana Territory for 15 million dollars

The Real Golden Arch  Seeking to Learn about the Louisiana Territory, Jefferson Hired Lewis and Clark to explore the new land  Lewis and Clark, with Clark’s Slave York, began to explore the Territory and reached Saint Louis by Winter  St. Louis would become the Gateway to the west as the Louisiana Purchase became official

River of Dreams  Lewis And Clark set out to explore the Missouri River to:  Find a water route around the country  Befriend Native Americans  Describe Plants, Animals, and the Landscape  The Journey started slowly but by October the expedition made it to North Dakota

Hitch Hikers?? Pick Em’ Up  In North Dakota Lewis And Clark befriended the Mandan tribe but angered British and French fur traders  When Lewis and Clark left the territory and headed west, they would be joined by Sacagawea who would further help their journey

Off Roading  When Lewis and Clark encountered the Great Falls of Missouri they had to set out on foot for 18 miles over a 2 week trek  Lewis and Clark would soon encounter the Rocky Mountains and the Shoshone people  In November of 1805 Lewis and Clark finished their journey reaching the Pacific ocean  Though a water route to the Pacific was NOT found valuable Information would be brought to the US government

Turn Pike  Zebulon Pike explored the Southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase and the Arkansas/Red Rivers  Pike would follow the Arkansas River seeing the Rocky Mountains from 150 miles away  Pike’s crew would follow he Arkansas river to the Rio Grande River into Spanish Territory and be arrested  Pike’s Crew would also bring Back valuable information to the US including descriptions of the Great Plains and Rio Grande River Valley

Exploring a New World  Lewis and Clark and Pike would bring back ACCURATE maps of the Louisiana Territory  The Growth of Fur Trade brought more wealth and knowledge to the US  Pike misreported the Great Plains as a desert which dissuaded people from settling there

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