The Louisiana Purchase.
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- The Louisiana Purchase.
- 1) 1803: US bought Louisiana Territory from France.
- It covered over 800,000 square miles of land
- Vast amount of land. 15 States would be formed from it.
- Boundaries weren't clear.
- 1) 1803: US bought Louisiana Territory from France.
- It covered over 800,000 square miles of land
- Vast amount of land. 15 States would be formed from it.
- Boundaries weren't clear.
- Boundaries weren't clear.
- Vast amount of land. 15 States would be formed from it.
- It covered over 800,000 square miles of land
- 1) 1803: US bought Louisiana Territory from France.
- Boundaries weren't clear.
- Vast amount of land. 15 States would be formed from it.
- It covered over 800,000 square miles of land
- 3) Gave US control of the Mississippi River.
- Important for trade, especially because the nation was moving westward.
- 4) President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1803.
- They explored Louisiana Territory and land beyond.
- The group reached the West Coast in 1805 and returned with their findings.
- The expedition resulted in greater scientific and geographic knowledge of the west.
- 1) 1803: US bought Louisiana Territory from France.
- USA had increased confidence and power because Louisiana territory was a large amount of land.
- Louisiana Purchase helped US establish itself as a nation.
- Comment and Analysis:
- Comment and Analysis:
- Louisiana Purchase helped US establish itself as a nation.
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