1. Louisiana Purchase and Lewis & Clark

2. Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president, purchased the Louisiana Territory from the French in 1803.
It was the largest real estate (land) purchase in American history, and it doubled the size of the country.
The majority of the Louisiana Purchase was in the middle of America, and area we call The Great Plains

3. How Big Was It?
The Louisiana Purchase was huge. It totaled 828,000 square miles and all or part of what would later become 15 different states. It doubled the size of the United States and made it a major world nation.

4. Borders
The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west. Its southernmost tip was the port city of New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. To the North it included much of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana up to the border of Canada.

5. Opposition
At the time, many leaders in the United States were against the Louisiana Purchase. They thought that Thomas Jefferson didn't have the right to make such a large purchase of land and that we would soon be at war with Spain over the land. The purchase was nearly cancelled by Congress and only passed by the vote of

6. Exploration
President Jefferson organized an expedition to adventure across the new land.
The most famous expedition was that of Lewis and Clark.
Thomas Jefferson set up three goals:
Discover a waterway to the Pacific Ocean
Study and observe new plant and animal life
Make peaceful friendships with the Native Americans

7. Importance
The Louisiana Purchase was important to American History because it now allowed citizens to move westward towards the Great Plains.
More opportunity for new farms, jobs, and way of life.

8. Lewis and Clark Route
Why do you think that Lewis and Clark chose to avoid a route going through Spanish territory?
What job would you like to have on the expedition and why? (Mapper, hunter, scientist, or Captain)

9. Lesson 3 – Another War with Britain
Using pages in your textbook, read the text and complete the cause/effect graphic organizer chart
You will read each pair of cause/effect statements. Label the box at the top whether each statement is a cause or effect.
Then draw an arrow from cause  effect
Use pages to help you complete the Westward Expansion crossword puzzle on the backside of the graphic organizer