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By Andrew Kim
The Louisiana Purchase was one of the largest real
estate deals in history. The United States purchased the
Louisiana Territory from France at the price of $15
million, or approximately four cents an acre. The
Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United
States and opened up North America to westward
expansion.
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Lewis was the leader of the expedition and was
born on August 18, 1774 and died on October
11, 1809
Lewis’s friend Clark was born on August 1,
1770 and died September 1, 1838.
The expedition took 2 years 1804 - 1806.
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*Make friends with Native Americans.
*Map the rivers.
*Open the west to trade.
* Find new animals and plants.
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12 dozen pocket mirrors.
130 rolls of tobacco.
And 288 knives.
500 rifle flints
176 pounds of gunpowder
35 Oars
2 Horses
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President Thomas Jefferson had long wanted to
see what the lands of western North America
were like. His scientific curiosity mixed with
political interests. With the approval of
Congress, he made plans even before the
Lousiana Purchase was completed. He asked
Meriwether Lewis, his secretary, to head the
expedition and to selected his own co-captain.
Lewis chose William Clark, who once had been
his commanding officer in the army.
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Sacagawea was one for the most important
person on the expedition because she saved
many goods and she guided the way through
mountains and forests. With Sacagawea
Lewis’s crew would be lost forever.
Lewis and Clark found many Animals and Plants
such as
White Sturgeon
Steelhead trout.
Sea otter
Oregon Ash
Skyrocket
Vine Maple
Water Birch
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Seaman is a Newfoundland dog he was
purchased in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania for $20
by Lewis. In 1805 Lewis and Clark did surgery
on Seaman’s leg because he got bit by a beaver.
Seaman brought back the dead animals for the
men to eat.
A few of the sergeants and an Privates were
Charles Floyd, John Ordway, William Bratton,
and John Collins.
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Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743.
Thomas Jefferson sent the Crops Of Discovery
on May 14 1804 to explore the west of the
United State.
After 2 years Lewis’s crew came back and only
one person died on the expedition.