Transcript The Louisiana Purchase

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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase
 In 1803 President Jefferson sent
James Monroe to Paris to negotiate
with Napoleon (French ruler) for
the Louisiana territory
 For $15 million the U.S. purchased
the territory, about 4 cents/acre
 Largest land deal in history!
Toussaint-L’ouverture
A former slave in Haiti
and the grandson of an
African chief
 France lost control of
Haiti in 1791 when
Louverture and other
African slaves revolted
 Today Haiti is 90%
African descent
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Lewis and Clark
Jefferson assigned two
skilled frontiersmen,
Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark the task
of mapping the
Louisiana Territory
 Lewis & Clark traveled
with a crew of 45
explorers and kept
detailed journals
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Sacagawea
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Wife of a FrenchCanadian fur trader
Hired by Lewis & Clark
as guides and interpreters
She showed explorers
where to fish, to hunt, and
to find wild vegetables
She also helped trade
supplies with American
Indians
NOW A LOOK AT THE
MEDITERRANEAN…
Jefferson’s Foreign Policy is tested!
“From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli”
-The Marines’ Hymn
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Tripolitan War
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War took place from 1801-1805
Involving Pirates off of the north African coastline, hence the name, North
African Barbary States
Included Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Tripoli (now Libya).
War took place from 1801-1805
Involving Pirates off of the north African coastline,
hence the name, North African Barbary States
Included Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Tripoli
(now Libya).
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America was left undefended from pirate attacks on Mediterranean Sea.
Congress capitulated and agreed to pay tribute for many years
People of the nation did not want to make the payments
America
was left undefended from pirate attacks
on Mediterranean Sea.
Congress capitulated and agreed to pay tribute for
many years
People of the nation did not want to make the
payments
Jefferson – A New Era
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He began his term in
1801
He reduced military and
navy
Navies were not as
feared, they could not
take away liberties
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The Pasha (military officer)
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Informal declaration of war from
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A pacifistic Jefferson sent ships over to try and surround the port at Tripoli.
USS Philadelphia was captured, destroyed by Decateur to prevent it being
used against the U.S.
A pacifistic Jefferson sent ships over to try and
surround the port at Tripoli.
USS Philadelphia was captured, destroyed by
Decateur to prevent it being used against the U.S.
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A man named William Eaton supported a military coup including a wide
array of troops marched to the town of Derna
Decisive victory for America, as it showed the pirates we were a legit threat.
First Battle on Land in United States history.
A man named William Eaton supported a military
coup including a wide array of troops marched to
the town of Derna
Decisive victory for America, as it showed the
pirates we were a legit threat.
First Battle on Land in United States history.
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Peace was made with the Barbary States, until only a few years later.
The Marines were created.
Peace was made with the Barbary States, until only
a few years later.
The Marines were created.
Resolution