1. The Louisiana Purchase
PowerPoint by Brian Crawford.
The Louisiana Purchase
France 1. Leader: Napoleon Bonaparte
2. Needed money to fight his wars.
Thomas Jefferson
1. There is no law that lets the president buy land.
2. Offers 15 million for the land and the port of New Orleans.
3. The purchase doubled the size of America.
4. Four cents per acre.

2. Louisiana Purchase (continued)
Lewis and Clark
1. Sent to explore the land.
2. Got help from Sacagawea.
3. First Americans to see the Pacific Ocean.
4. Mapped the land for new settlers.
Borders of the Louisiana Purchase 1. North: Canada
2. South: Gulf of Mexico
3. West: Rocky Mountains
4. East: Mississippi River