DO NOW: Create a two-tab foldable to show the cause and effects of the Louisiana Purchase (use p....

DO NOW:

Create a two-tab foldable to show the cause and effects of the Louisiana Purchase (use p. 283 to help you)

Cause Effect

Inside each tab:

List three causes and three effects

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Possible causes:• US wants control of

port of New Orleans• Jefferson feared

French empire in North America would interfere with trade

• France had little use for Louisiana Territory

Possible effects:• US gains all of

Louisiana Territory for only $15 million

• US doubles in size• Series of exploration

into new land• More people begin to

move west

Review: Complete the flow chartSpain

changed their policy to not allow

goods to pass into or out of New

Orleans

France gains

control of Louisiana Territory

from Spain

Jefferson negotiates with France to purchase New Orleans only for $10

million

United States purchased

entire Louisiana

Territory for $15 million

United States

doubles in size

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Lesson Essential Question

How did the United States expand in the early 1800’s?

The Louisiana Purchase

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Conestoga wagon

I. Western Territory

2. They loaded their goods into Conestoga Wagons.

3. Their two most valued possessions were a rifle and an ax.

1. During the early 1800’s more and more Americans moved west in search of land and adventure.

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I. Western Territory4. In 1800 the territory of the U.S. extended

only as far west as the Mississippi River.

5. The area to the west was known as the Louisiana Territory and belonged to Spain

6. The Spanish allowed the Americans to sail on the lower Mississippi and trade in New Orleans


B. The French Threat

2. President Jefferson learned that Spain had secretly transferred the Louisiana Territory to France.

3. France’s leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, had plans for empires in Europe and the Americas.

4. Jefferson sent Robert Livingston as ambassador and authorized as much as $10 million for the purchase of New Orleans and West Florida

1. In 1802 the Spanish suddenly refused to allow American goods to move into or past New Orleans.


C. Revolt in Santo Domingo

2. In 1802 Napoleon sent troops to the Caribbean island of Santo Domingo to crush a major revolt against French rule.

3. The leader of the revolt, Toussaint-Louverture, was captured, but the French could not regain control of the island.

1. Napoleon was forced to abandon his plans for an American empire.


B. French foreign minister Charles de Talleyrand informed the American diplomats that the whole Louisiana Territory was for sale.

C. After a few days of negotiation, the parties agreed on a price of $15 million.

A. The French needed money to finance Napoleon’s plans for war against Britain.

II. The Nation Expands


D. Legality of the Purchase

a. The Constitution said nothing about acquiring new territory.

b. Jefferson decided the government’s treaty-making powers allowed the purchase of the new territory

2. The Senate gave its approval in October 1803.

3. With the signing of the treaty, the size of the United States doubled.

1. Jefferson worried whether the purchase was legal.


DO NOW: Answer true or false to the following statements.

In 1802… 1. there were woolly mammoths roaming the West. 2. there was a tribe of blue-eyed Indians living in the West who

spoke Welsh, the language of people from Wales, a region on the west coast of the island of Great Britain.

3. there was a river, or series of connecting rivers, starting at the Mississippi, that crossed the western mountains and reached the Pacific Ocean.

4. the Blue Ridge Mountains were taller than the Rocky Mountains.

5. the West had many erupting volcanoes. 6. unicorns could be found in the West. 7. there were mountains in the West made of undissolved salt. 8. some beavers in the West were seven feet tall. 9. buffaloes were friendly and had slim waists. 10.Peruvian llamas roamed the West.

In 1802…

1. there were woolly mammoths roaming the West. 2. there was a tribe of blue-eyed Indians living in the West who spoke

Welsh, the language of people from Wales, a region on the west coast of the island of Great Britain.

3. there was a river, or series of connecting rivers, starting at the Mississippi, that crossed the western mountains and reached the Pacific Ocean.

4. the Blue Ridge Mountains were taller than the Rocky Mountains. 5. the West had many erupting volcanoes. 6. unicorns could be found in the West. 7. there were mountains in the West made of undissolved salt. 8. some beavers in the West were seven feet tall. 9. buffaloes were friendly and had slim waists. 10.Peruvian llamas roamed the West.

If you answered “True” to any of the above questions, you are wrong… but all of these were thought to be true prior to the Lewis and Clark expedition.

B. Jefferson was particularly interested in the expedition as a scientific venture.

C. Congress was interested in commercial possibilities and in sites for future forts.

D. Jefferson chose his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to head the expedition.

A. Jefferson persuaded Congress to sponsor an expedition to explore the new territory.

III. Lewis and Clark


F. Their Crew 1. expert river men 2. gunsmiths 3. carpenters 4. scouts 5. a cook 6. 2 Native American/French interpreters 7. African American named York 8. Lewis’ pet dog

E. The expedition’s co-leader was William Clark, a friend of Lewis from military service.

III. Lewis and Clark (cont.)



G. The expedition left St. Louis in the spring of 1804 and traveled up the Missouri River.

H. Lewis and Clark kept a journal of their voyage, making notes on what they saw and did.

I. Along their journey they encountered Native American groups


A New FrontierLewis and Clark carefully mapped

their entire trip across the vast, uncharted, Louisiana Territory. In addition, both Lewis and Clark packed their journals with descriptions and sketches of all they saw.

Many of the local animals and plants were new to Lewis and Clark. They collected and preserved specimens such as a prairie dog, jackrabbit, black-tailed deer, pronghorn, and mountain sheep.

J. One young Shoshone women named Sacagawea become their guide.

K. After 18 months and nearly 4000 miles, Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean.

L. The expedition collected valuable information on people, plants, animals, and the geography of the West.

M. Most importantly it inspired people to move Westward.



Partner reading

In your green packets –

Partners on the left read the page about Thomas Jefferson

Partners on the right read the page about Sacagawea

Highlight important info from your reading and share with your partner when done

Corresponding text appears on pages 286-287 of the textbook.


Click the speaker to hear an excerpt from an April 1805 entry in the journal of Meriwether Lewis, as he prepares to leave Fort Mandan.

1. Zebulon Pike led two expeditions between 1805 -1807

2. He traveled through the upper Mississippi River valley and into Colorado

3. He found “Grand Peak” which was later called “Pikes Peak”


N. Pikes Expedition

1. Many federalist opposed the Louisiana Purchase

2. A group of Federalist in Massachusetts planned to secede from the Union

3. The plotters turned to Aaron Burr who had been cast aside by the Republicans for his refusal to withdraw from the 1800 election


O. Federalists Plan to Secede

1. Alexander Hamilton had never trusted Aaron Burr

2. Hamilton accused Burr of plotting treason

3. When Burr lost his election he blamed Hamilton and challenged him to a duel


P. Burr and Hamilton

4. The two men met in July 1804, armed with pistols

a. Hamilton pledged not to shoot his rival

b. Burr aimed and fired at Hamilton

c. Hamilton died the next day and Burr fled to avoid arrest.


P. Burr and Hamilton

Read the article “Burr Slay’s Hamilton in Duel”

Complete the Cause/Effect chart on the back

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1. How did the United States expand in the early 1800s?


2. What was the purpose of Lewis and Clark’s expedition?

2. Lewis and Clark traveled west to learn about the new territory. President Jefferson was interested in the trip as a scientific venture, while Congress was interested in the commercial and military possibilities.


1. The United States acquired the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.

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