Transcript ch 10-2 notes

Ch.10 -2
Louisiana
Purchase
and Exploration
Mr. McCaw
France, Spain, England
and Russia all had claims
on lands in the west
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In 1800’s
the western
border of
the United
States was
the
Mississippi
River
2
Farmers west of the
Appalachian Mtns. relied
on the Mississippi Riv. to
ship corn and
wheat
3
Jefferson believed the
port city of New Orleans
was the key to controlling
North America
4
Pinckney Treaty with
Spain allowed Americans
to ship on the Mississippi
Riv. and store in New
Orleans.
5
Spain gives back
Louisiana to France
6
Napoleon wanted to sell
the land because he was
worried about colonies
and needed
money to
fight the war
with England
7
LOUISIANA PURCHASE
was huge tract of land in
the middle of North
America sold by France to
the United States in 1803
for $15 million
6
The Louisiana Purchase
was bought for $15 million
– about 3 cents an acre
(about a football field)
8
Jefferson did not believe
he had the constitutional
right to purchase land
9
Jefferson chooses
MERIWETHER LEWIS and
WILLIAM CLARK to lead
an expedition into the
unknown territory
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Jefferson gave the Corps
3 main goals:
1) Discover if there is a
Northwest Passage to the
Pacific through the
Missouri River
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2) Set up good relations
with the Native
Americans in the area
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3) Journal
and take
notes on
the animals
and
wilderness
of the area
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The CORPS
OF
DISCOVERY
set out from
St Louis in the
summer of
1804
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The expedition includes
about 40 people
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The Corps stayed in a
Mandan village in present
day North Dakota
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The Corps found there
was no Northwest
Passage, they formed
good relationships with
some of the Native
Americans and did record
the animals and nature
15
SACAGAWEA
was a 17 yearold woman
who helps the
Corps as an
interpreter on
the expedition
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ZEBULON
PIKE
explores
the
southern
part of the
Louisiana
Purchase in
1806
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