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Louisiana Purchase: Expansion of American Territory

Explore the Louisiana Purchase and its impact on American and European powers in Texas. Learn about the conflicts over borders and the Neutral Ground of 1819. Discover the historical context of the American and French Revolutions.

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Louisiana Purchase: Expansion of American Territory

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  1. Expanding Territory(Take notes on pages 80 & 81)

  2. Let’s Review The French came to Texas and leave, but they claim Louisiana for France. Spain becomes the only remaining European power in Texas.

  3. Meanwhile…elsewhere in the world • American Revolution (1775-1783) • French Revolution (1789-1799)

  4. France in the New World • France acquires Haiti • The Haitians win their independence from France • The French decide to withdraw from most of North America and need to decide what to do with one very large territory…

  5. Louisiana Purchase (1803) France sold the are known as the Louisana Purchase to the United States for $15 million – a bargain!

  6. Conflict over Borders • The U.S. wants American territory to extend to the Sabine River and maybe even include Texas. • Spain wants Texas to extend to the Calcasieu River in Louisiana. Neutral Ground

  7. 1819

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