Transcript The Louisiana Purchase - St. Charles Parish Public Schools

Louisiana Becomes
American
TLWBAT identify and analyze
challenges that emerged
when Louisiana joined the
United States.
The Louisiana Purchase
Problems with new territory
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The Louisiana Purchase area was very large
and largely unknown
The Spanish system of land claims and titles
caused problems
Undefined boundaries of the Louisiana
Purchase created problems between the U.S.
and Spain
Spanish Texas and American Territory of
Orleans disputed the area near the Sabine
River
Aaron Burr Conspiracy
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Aaron Burr was a former vice president
of the U.S.
He lost political influence when he killed
Alexander Hamilton in a duel
He plotted with the Spanish
government to incite a rebellion against
the French settlers in Louisiana
In return, he hoped to gain is own
empire in the southern U.S.
Governor Wilkinson turned Burr in
Solutions to the Problems with
new territory
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President Jefferson sent out
expeditions to map the unknown
territory
In 1806, Spain and the United States
set up a neutral zone between the
Sabine River and the Calcasieu River
West Florida
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West Florida (southern part of Mississippi
and Alabama) was not included in the Louisiana
Purchase, it remained Spanish
West Florida included the part of the state
on the east side of the Mississippi River
today called “the Florida Parishes”
For a very brief period, West Florida was an
independent nation. In 1810, the U.S.
annexed the area (annex means to add)
Great Slave Uprising of 1811
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After the Louisiana Purchase, Louisiana’s
economy improved and plantations grew
More slaves were brought into Louisiana,
increasing tensions
A major slave uprising occurred near presentday town or Norco in St. Charles Parish
The leaders of the revolt organized the
escaping slaves into companies complete with
officers. They had no weapons except those
they had made from farm tools
The revolt was unsuccessful and the leaders
of the rebellion were killed and their heads
displayed on poles
Divided in Two
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The Louisiana Purchase was such a large
amount of land that Congress divided the
area into two territories
General James Wilkinson became governor
of the area north of the 33rd parallel
which was named the District of Louisiana
The District of Louisiana had its capital at
Saint Louis
William C. C. Claiborne was appointed
governor of the area south of the 33rd
parallel (present-day Louisiana) known as
the Territory of Orleans
Divided in Two
Gov. Wilkinson
District of Louisiana
Territory of Orleans
Gov. Claiborne