Transcript The Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana
Purchase
June 20, 1803
Mr. Cherry
Ms. Kwayzer /Ms. Lubing
7th-Grade Social Studies
Description
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The United States has just purchased the Louisiana
Territory from France for $15 million. This huge new
addition stretches north from the Mississippi to the
Rocky Mountains and doubles the size of the United
States. President Thomas Jefferson has decided to
send an expedition to map this region, meet with the
numerous Indian tribes living there, examine the
animals and plants, and find a route to the Pacific
Ocean. You have been chosen to lead this expedition,
called Corps of Discovery, and will need to do the
following:
Task
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Develop a plan for exploring Louisiana
starting in St. Louis and ending at the
Pacific Ocean.
Map a proposed route.
Give a reason for choosing the route.
List the equipment you will need to bring
with (Remember, it is the 1800’s). Think of
items from the following categories:
Task Continued
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Clothes
Food
Medicine
Science Equipment
Gifts for Indians
Guns
Whiskey
Etc.
Task Continued
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Identify your winter headquarters.
State the date of your departure and the
date of your estimated arrival.
List the number of people needed for your
expedition.
Consider some possible problems you
might face.
Rubric
Make sure you have the following parts included
in your project:
 Map: 30 points
Includes your start point, end point, route, winter
headquarters, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi
River, Missouri River, United States, Pacific
Ocean, Spanish Territory (Mexican Cession),
Oregon Territory, Gadsden Purchase, Louisiana
Territory, compass rose, and a key.
Checklist Continued
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Written Part: 35 points
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Reason why you chose that route
List of equipment/supplies needed
Date of departure and estimated arrival
Number of people needed for your expedition: (Be
specific…3 cooks, 2 builders, etc.)
Possible problems you might face
Winter headquarters: (Where are you stopping and
why?)
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6.
Checklist Continued
 Neatness
 Total:
and Creativity: 8 points
35 points
Map of the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson