The Louisiana Territory 15.2

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The Louisiana Territory 15.2

• By Paige Snitker, Maddie Behnke, And Jalen
  Berendes

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1. Why was the city of New Orleans And the
Mississippi River important to farmers in the
1800s?

• The city of New Orleans and the Mississippi River
  are important because the river could transport
  crops to New Orleans.

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2. What was Napoleons plan for Louisiana? Why
were the farmers alarmed by it?

• Napoleons plan for Louisiana was to settle in
  the Louisiana Territory with thousands of French
  farmers that will raise food for the slaves who
  worked on Frances sugar plantations. Americans
  were alarmed by it because New Orleans was a part
  of Louisiana. If napoleon closed the port to
  American goods, farmers would have no way to get
  their crops to the market.

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3. What deal was made in April 30, 1803? Give two
reasons why Napoleon was willing to make the deal
with the U.S.

• The Louisiana Purchase was made on April 30, 1803
  for 15 million dollars. A slave revolt had
  happened in the French Caribbean, so he wouldnt
  need Louisiana farmers anymore to feed them. Also
  France and Britain were on the brink of war which
  would mean he would lose Louisiana. So he sold it
  to the Americans so he could make money off of
  it.

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4. List two pros and two cons of the Louisiana
Purchase.

• Pros
• Doubled the size if the U.S.
• Farmers had more land to farm.
• Cons
• Such a large country would be impossible to
  govern.
• Disliked spending 15 million dollars we did not
  have.

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Timeline
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1800

• Thousands of farmers started moving west.

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April 1802

• A letter so Pierre Samuel du Pont amid reports
  that Spain would retrocede to France the vast
  territory of Louisiana.

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January 11, 1803

• Monroe and Livingston sailed to Paris to buy New
  Orleans.

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April 30, 1803

• The Louisiana Purchase was made.

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July 4, 1803

• The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the people.

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December 20, 1803

• The Louisiana Purchase is formally transferred
  from France to the U.S.

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Video
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