1. Unit 8: The Louisiana Purchase & the war of 1812
Lesson 3: Highlights of the Louisiana purchase and lewis & clark’s expedition

2. Trouble in the lower Mississippi river area
In 1800, ___________ controlled the lower Mississippi River area
Spanish control of this area often caused problems for the Americans who lived west of the Appalachian Mountains
Spain

3. These Americans depended on the Mississippi River to ship their products down river to…
New orleans
Then from New Orleans,
the goods could be exported to other countries for sale.

4. Although there were rules against it, Spanish officials occasionally stopped Americans from using the lower Mississippi River or…
imposed a tax on goods sent through New Orleans.

5. So it was no surprise that the U. S
So it was no surprise that the U.S. wanted control of the lower-Mississippi River & New Orleans
Americans wanted to be able to ship products down the river for export…
without being stopped or taxed

6. Why would napoleon want to sell Louisiana?
3 major reasons:
1. france was at war with England, so napoleon needed…
His troops in Europe to fight the british

7. 2. napoleon could use the profit from the sale to…
Pay for the war with england

8. 3. since napoleon didn’t have enough soldiers to protect the Louisiana territory, he ran the risk of losing the land to the british
He preferred to have the land end up with the U.S. than the british

9. With 800,000 sq. miles of new land, Jefferson needed to know what was out there
He hired Meriwether Lewis (age 28) & William Clark (age 32) to lead an expedition all the way to the pacific

10. He had 3 major goals for them:
1. find an easy …
water route to the pacific
2. learn about…
natural resources in the west
3. make friends with the
native americans & learn from them

11. Lewis & Clark, 101 ____ men, ranging in age from 17 to 35
______ mile journey from st. Louis to the Pacific and back
Took _____________
1 man died _______________
Cost _________ 47
8,000
2 ½ years
of a burst appendix
$40,000

12. So how well did they do? They: Accomplished Jefferson’s goals
Learned about the west
Spurred further curiosity about the west
Jefferson was thrilled 