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U.S. History Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency
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Louisiana Purchase Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North & South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, and parts of Arizona, Texas, and Minnesota.
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WHY?WHY? Louisiana Purchase Farmers in the west REALLY wanted the Mississippi River to ship their goods to consumers! New Orleans was the MOST important city and we needed/wanted to buy it! France owned New Orleans
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Louisiana Purchase French Dude: Napoleon FAILURE Rebellion by Toussaint
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WHAT! Louisiana Purchase Jefferson sent Robert Livingston to buy New Orleans for up to $10 million. The French offered to sell ALL of Louisiana for only $15 million!
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Louisiana Purchase To Buy? Jefferson’s Dilemma Not To Buy? That’s the question Bought on October 20, 1803
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Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804 Meriwether Lewis William Clark Purpose: to explore the new land we bought, map the land, document different animals/insects/plants, and create good relations with the different Native American tribes.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition Began Here: May 14, 1803 Ended Here: November 1805
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Review / Closure Who won the election of 1800? Name one of the explorers to the Louisiana Territory What year did we buy Louisiana and for how much? Why did Napoleon sell it to the US? What was the 12 th Amendment?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Review / Closure Who won the election of 1800? Name one of the explorers to the Louisiana Territory What year did we buy Louisiana and for how much? Why did Napoleon sell it to the US? What was the 12 th Amendment?
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Review / Closure Who won the election of 1800? Name one of the explorers to the Louisiana Territory What year did we buy Louisiana and for how much? Why did Napoleon sell it to the US? What was the 12 th Amendment?
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Review / Closure Who won the election of 1800? Name one of the explorers to the Louisiana Territory What year did we buy Louisiana and for how much? Why did Napoleon sell it to the US? What was the 12 th Amendment?
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Review / Closure Who won the election of 1800? Name one of the explorers to the Louisiana Territory What year did we buy Louisiana and for how much? Why did Napoleon sell it to the US? What was the 12 th Amendment?
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Review / Closure Who won the election of 1800? Name one of the explorers to the Louisiana Territory What year did we buy Louisiana and for how much? Why did Napoleon sell it to the US? What was the 12 th Amendment?
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