1. Thomas Jefferson got the U.S. lots of L.A.N.D.S

2. L. Louisiana Purchase (1803)  Cost $12 million  Cost about four cents an acre! Louisiana Purchase

3. A. Authorized Lewis and Clark expedition  Meriwether Lewis: trained by Jefferson and other Jefferson friends  William Clark: son of Jefferson’s close friend  Expedition’s mission is to explore new territory and reach Pacific Ocean Louisiana Purchase

4. N. New lands bought from France  Napoleon needed money badly in war versus Britain Louisiana Purchase

5. D. Doubled U.S. territory  500 acres in Louisiana  U.S. up until then had 434 acres  Made the U.S. now 16.5 times the size of Great Britain! Louisiana Purchase

6. S. Sacagawea serves as guide  Was wife of a French trapper  Part of Shoshone tribe  Her brother (a Chief) re-supplies expedition Louisiana Purchase