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The Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase. *Control of the Mississippi River *The U.S. gains Louisiana *Lewis and Clark Expedition. Why was control of the Mississippi River important to Western Farmers?. Few roads west of the Appalachian mtns . Farmers relied on the Miss. River to ship wheat and corn.

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The Louisiana Purchase

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  1. The Louisiana Purchase *Control of the Mississippi River *The U.S. gains Louisiana *Lewis and Clark Expedition

  2. Why was control of the Mississippi River important to Western Farmers? • Few roads west of the Appalachian mtns. • Farmers relied on the Miss. River to ship wheat and corn. • Americans used part of New Orleans as a result of the Pinckney Treaty with Spain • Spain gives Louisiana back to France. • Pinckney treaty is no longer valid.

  3. continued • ** Jefferson is afraid Napoleon will try to build an empire in North America. • (Napoleon wanted to grow food and ship it to the French West Indies) • *** A slave revolt in Haiti results in Napoleons dream of an empire in the Americas to die • Slave revolt led by Toussaint L’Ouverture.

  4. The U.S. gains Louisiana • Meanwhile….. Jefferson wants to buy New Orleans from France • ** ensure that formers would always be able to use the port to ship goods. • James Monroe and Robert Livingston are authorized to spend 10 million.

  5. continued • *As a result of Napoleon losing Haiti AND his need for money to support his European wars….. • He offers to sell the U.S. all of Louisiana for 15 million • Monroe and Livingston sign the treaty.

  6. Constitutional or Unconstitutional • How does Jefferson rationalize the Constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase??? • 1. President can make treaties • 2. Congress must approve (Senate quickly did) • STRICT OR LOOSE INTERPRETATION??????

  7. Follow Up Questions(to be answered in your notebooks) • 1. What were Jefferson’s instructions to Lewis and Clark? • 2. What route did Lewis and Clark take? • 3. What did Lewis and Clark find on their expedition? • 4. How did Sacajawea contribute to the success of the expedition? • 5. Where did Zebulon Pike explore?

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