Transcript The Louisina Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase
“The greatest real estate deal in history.”
Gains of Revolutionary War
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Treaty of Paris 1783
Living space from
Appalachians west to
the Mississippi River
Eases population
pressure on the Atlantic
seaboard
Louisiana Territory
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Ceded by Spain to France 1800
Voided Treaty of San Lorenzo (Pinckney
Treaty) which gave US transit rights on the
Mississippi and access to New Orleans
Threatened hold on lands West of
Appalachians
Americans feared Napoleon would build a
North American empire
The Louisiana Purchase
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Purchased from France in 1803 for about $15
million through negotiations by Robert
Livingstone, James Monroe, and Talleyrand
Land extended from the Mississippi River to
the Rocky Mountains
Land area totaled 820,000 square miles or
524,800,000 acres
Jefferson’s Dilemma
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Jefferson was a strict constructionist
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No power to add new territory or grant citizenship
Purchase is unconstitutional
Jefferson sent the treaty to the Senate
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Ratified by 2/3 with Federalists voting against
Despite being loose constructionists, Federalists
voted against since the West voted Republican
and they feared a loss of power with increased
western states
Map of Louisiana Purchase
Key Figures in the Louisiana
Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
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Third President of the
United States
Sent Lewis and Clark to
explore the territory of
the Louisiana Purchase
Sent Robert R.
Livingston and James
Monroe to negotiate
with the government of
Napoleon I for the sale
of New Orleans
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Ruler of France during
the Louisiana Purchase
One of the greatest
military commanders in
history
Robert R. Livingston
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Appointed resident
minister at the court of
Napoleon by President
Jefferson
Negotiated the
Louisiana Purchase
with the French
James Monroe
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Study law under the
governor of Virginia,
Thomas Jefferson
Involved in the
negotiations for the
Louisiana Purchase in
France, Spain and
England
Eventually became fifth
President of the United
States
Lewis and Clark
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U.S. Congress appropriate
$2,000 to fund an
expedition to explore the
Louisiana Territory, which
was led by Lewis and Clark
Sent to study the Indian
tribes, botany, geology,
Western terrain and wildlife
in the area
Expedition lasted 28
months and almost 8,000
miles
Sacajawea
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Shoshone guide and
translator for Lewis and
Clark
Her brother,
Cameahwait, was
headman of a village
and offered them
ponies and canoes