1. THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

2. What was the geographic location?
Area west of the Mississippi River
Louisiana Territory
Stretched south to the city of New Orleans
West to the Rocky Mountains
Belonged to Spain

4. What was happening in the Area?
Pioneers set up farms & transported goods
Spanish owned area--allowed use of the Mississippi R.
Spain suddenly stopped allowing use
Secret deal—land transferred to France

6. Why was This a Problem?
France’s leader Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to create an empire in America
French control of Mississippi River would put trade at risk

7. What did the U.S. do?
Ended up buying the whole territory for $15 million (4 cents an acre)
The purchase under President Jefferson doubled the size (828,000 sq. miles) of the U.S. in 1803
Includes the present day states of Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Nebraska, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming.

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