Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

The Louisiana Purchase

Similar presentations


Presentation on theme: "The Louisiana Purchase"— Presentation transcript:

1 The Louisiana Purchase

2 The Louisiana Purchase
In 1803 President Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris to negotiate with Napoleon (French ruler) for the Louisiana territory For $15 million the U.S. purchased the territory, about 4 cents/acre Largest land deal in history!

3 Toussaint-Louverture
A former slave in Haiti and the grandson of an African chief France lost control of Haiti in 1791 when Louverture and other African slaves revolted Today Haiti is 90% African descent

4

5 Lewis and Clark Jefferson assigned two skilled frontiersmen, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark the task of mapping the Louisiana Territory Lewis & Clark traveled with a crew of 45 explorers and kept detailed journals

6 Sacagawea Wife of a French-Canadian fur trader
Hired by Lewis & Clark as guides and interpreters She showed explorers where to fish, to hunt, and to find wild vegetables She also helped trade supplies with American Indians

7 Homework – due Friday Read ch. 6, sn. 3 ( ) Questions 2 & 4c on page 209


Download ppt "The Louisiana Purchase"

Similar presentations


Ads by Google