1. The Louisiana Purchase Why was the Mississippi so important to the US? How did the US purchase Louisiana?

2. Control of the Mississippi 1800: 1milion people living between Appalachian Mts and Mississippi River –Most were farmers –Needed to ship wheat and corn down river

3. Control of the Mississippi Needed to get to New Orleans –Spain controlled it Pinckney Treaty: Spain allowed Americans to ship their goods down and store them in New Orleans

4. Control of the Mississippi However, Spain signed a treaty giving Louisiana back to France 1800 –Napoleon wanted to grow food in America and ship to West Indies –However Africans in Haiti revolted Much like the French Revolution

5. Control of Mississippi However Africans (slaves) in Haiti revolted Much like the French Revolution Toussaint L’Ouverture led the revolt

6. Control of Mississippi Toussaint was captured but France couldn’t control the Island 1804 Haiti declared independence

7. US buys Louisiana Jefferson wants to buy New Orleans –Sent James Monroe & Robert Livingston to negotiate –Jefferson told them they could offer up to $10 million

8. US buys Louisiana Napoleon decides to sell all of Louisiana –Had to pay for wars in Europe –France had lost Haiti

9. US buys Louisiana They offered the French $15 million dollars

10. US buys Louisiana This doubles the size of the nation

11. Planning an Expedition Know one really knows what’s west –Plan an expedition: long voyage of exploration –Meriwether Lewis and William Clark go explore in 1803

12. Lewis and Clark Expedition Let’s take a short true or False quiz

13. Lewis and Clark Expedition Letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to them

14. Lewis & Clark Sacagawea: Shoshone Native who would guide them The Spirit of Sacajawea

15. Lewis & Clark Continental divide: mountain ridge that separates system flowing toward opposite side of the continent

16. Lewis & Clark 1805 they reach the Pacific 1806 returned to St. Louis

17. Pike Explores the West Zebulon Pike explored the upper Mississippi River and Arkansas River –Colorado –New Mexico –Pikes Peak

18. Pike Explores the West He entered Spanish territory He was arrested and taken to Mexico –Returned to US through Texas area

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