Jefferson and The Louisiana Purchase Chapter 9, Section 2

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Jefferson and The Louisiana PurchaseChapter 9,
Section 2

• Grade 6 Social Studies
• Asaro and Rasmussen

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The Louisiana Purchase

• By 1800, more than a million settlers lived
  between the Appalachian Mountains and Mississippi
  River still not allowed to use Mississippi River
  for trade (controlled by Spain)
• Pinckney Treaty negotiated to allow use of
  river helpful for transporting goods
• Crisis develops Spain secretly gave New Orleans
  and Louisiana Territory to France
• This disturbed Jefferson worried about Napoleon
  Bonaparte taking over America or blocking
  American expansion

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Buying Louisiana

• Jefferson sends Monroe to France able to
  purchase entire Louisiana Territory for 15
  million (4 cents an acre) because Napoleon needed
  money
• Haitians had driven French out without that
  colony it was difficult to maintain control of
  Louisiana Territory
• This purchase doubled the size of America
• Summary of Purchase- Video

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Louisiana Purchase Video

• Video- Ted ED
• Was the Louisiana Purchase hypocritical of
  Jefferson?
• Was it Constitutional?

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The Louisiana Purchase
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Lewis and Clark Explore the West

• Newly acquired western land needed to be explored
• Americans wanted to know if a waterway existed
  between the Mississippi River and Pacific Ocean
• Also want Lewis and Clark to make contact with
  Natives living in this area

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The Journey

• Began in St. Louis and head up Missouri River
• Reach Platt River meet Natives
• Proceed to the eastern edge of Great Plains
• Next they move to what is now North Dakota meet
  the Mandan people and Sacagawea (Shoshone)
• Hit the Rockies and Continental Divide
  disappointed that they did not see a waterway to
  take them to Pacific
• Shoshones agree to sell horses to help the
  expedition
• Reach Columbia River and eventually Pacific Ocean

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Pikes Expedition

• As Lewis and Clark travel back, Zebulon Pike also
  explores Louisiana Territory
• Goes to Rocky Mountains tries to climb a
  mountain makes it up almost all the way now
  called Pikes Peak
• On his way home arrested by Spanish in New Mexico
  thought he was a spy
• Eventually released
• This expedition created more interest in Spanish
  borderlands

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Pikes Peak, Colorado
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Closure

• Complete the learned portion of your KWL chart.
• Lewis and Clark Rap - Video
• Funny interpretation of Lewis and Clark
• Video
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