1. The Louisiana Purchase
Cause
Effect
1. Spain closed New Orleans to U.S. ships
2. Spain secretly gave Louisiana to France
3. U.S. offered to buy New Orleans (10 mil)
4. France & Britain at war – cost $$$
5. France offers all of Louisiana to U.S. for 15 million dollars
Purchase of territory not mentioned in Constitution
2. Doubled the size of the U.S.
3. Lewis & Clark expedition (1803)
4. Accurate maps
5. Inspired people to move westward

2. The Louisiana Purchase
In 1803 Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.
The purchase doubled the size of the United States .

3. Foreign Problems Great Britain France - Seizing American Ships
- Impressment of our sailors
- Blockaded our ships
- Aiding Natives by giving them guns
France
- Seizing American Ships
U.S. (Jefferson)
caught in the middle

4. Foreign Problems Result: Embargo Act of 1807 No Foreign trade at all
-Unemployment rose
- Prices fell
-Hurt U.S. economy
- Repealed by Congress
No Foreign trade at all
Targeted Great Britain

5. Line : Foreign Problems
War Hawks - U.S. Congress
Henry Clay and John Calhoun- leaders
Wanted to go to war with Great Britain and France
James Madison –
4th President
Wanted to trade w/ everyone except Great Britain and France

6. Sinker: Embargo of 1807 Political Cartoon
“Thomas Jefferson.” The History Channel website. Jan , 7:21

7. Sinker: Embargo of 1807 - Political Cartoon
Who are the main characters in the cartoon?
What does the Turtle represent?
What does “Ograbme” mean?
What opinion does the cartoonist illustrate?