1. The Louisiana Purchase http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/louisianapurchase.html

2. I. The Purchase http://totalfratmove.com/tfms-in-history-the-louisiana-purchase/comment-page-2/

3. A. The United States in 1803 1.New states in the west depended on the Mississippi River for trade 2.The Mississippi was controlled by New Orleans – owned by Spain http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/108lewisclark/108locate1.htm

4. Spain got tired of trying to keep Americans out, so they sold Louisiana and New Orleans to the French http://mapsof.net/map/spain-flag-map#.Ubhe0JVWKgE http://openclipart.org $ http://www.waterplanet.ws/lewisandclark/ B. How Europe was involved

5. 1.Napoleon wanted to rebuild France’s empire in North America 2.He started by trying to take Haiti Why? http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2010/images/0712caribbean_haiti.jpg

6. 3.Napoleon hoped to use Haiti as a supply base 4.He was defeated in Haiti by former slave Toussaint L’ Ouverture 5.His dreams of Colonies in the Americas fell apart http://www.historywiz.com/toussaint.htm

7. C. How the US Gained Louisiana 1.Jefferson sent Livingston and Monroe to France to try and buy New Orleans 2.Talleyrand was given orders by Napoleon to sell all of Louisiana for $15 million http://history.howstuffworks.com/revolutionary-war/louisiana-purchase1.htm

8. II. Exploration http://www.pershingms.org/MTT/Louisiana%20Purchase.htm

9. A. Lewis and Clark 1.To lead the mission Jefferson selected his personal secretary Meriwether Lewis 2.Lewis picked William Clark to co-lead 3.Goals a.Find a water route to the Pacific b.Report back on their findings (Natives, plants, animals, etc…) http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/magazine/lewis_clark/lewis_clark.html

10. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/ http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/ assessment/2002/08/lewis_and_clark.html

11. B. Native Americans 1.Were informed by Lewis and Clark that the U.S. now owned their land 2.Some traded with and helped the Expedition (Nez Perce & Shoshone) some attacked (Teton Sioux) http://www.native-americans-online.com/native-american-ghost-dance.html

12. C. Sacagawea 1.Member of the Shoshone Tribe 2.Married to a French Fur Trapper – Charbonneau 3.Reasons she went a.Show that the mission was peaceful b.Translate c.Get them horses http://www.rappart.com/portfolio/0/131/9011/

13. D. Pike’s Exploration 1.Goal was to find the Source of the Red River 2.Discovered Pike’s Peak 3.Was arrested by the Spanish near the Rio Grande 4.Returned to the U.S. a year later http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/america/uslocal/west/history/pike.htm