The Louisiana Purchase

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• Spain trades Louisiana to France because they
  cant keep American settlers out of the territory

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• You cant put doors on an open country
• Spanish foreign minister

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• French Louisiana
• 1.Napoleon Bonaparte powerful leader of
  France
• a. Wanted to rebuild French
• empire in North America
• (Louisiana)

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• b. First needed to take over island of
• St. Domingue (Haiti) to use as
• supply base

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• 1. Toussaint-Louverture, ruler
• of island (and former slave),
• defeats Napoleons troops

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• 2. Meanwhile, US becomes suspicious
• of Napoleon and his plans for
• Louisiana

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• a. France could interfere with USs
• westward expansion and trade
• at Port of New Orleans

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• Jefferson sends Livingston Monroe
• to ask French foreign minister
• (Talleyrand) about buying New Orleans

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• Without New Orleans, the rest of
• Louisiana is of little value to France
• Talleyrand

What do you think this response implies does
Talleyrand want to see New Orleans?
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• 2. Americans surprised when French
• offer to sell ALL of Louisiana
• a. France at war with England and
  could use the for supplies

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• 3. Louisiana Purchase - Americans buy
  Louisiana for 15 mill
• a. Land stretches from Mississippi
• River to Rocky Mts.

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• b. Jefferson (strict constructionist)
• doesnt think Constitution allows
• this
• 1. He agrees because purchase is in
  best interest of US

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• Mission of Discovery
• 1. Jefferson sets up western expedition
  to learn about land, people and rivers of
  west

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• a. Meriwether Lewis and William
• Clark lead expedition
• 1. task explore rivers and form
• peaceful relations with Indians

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• Other objects worthy of notice will be the soil
  and face of the country, its
• growth and vegetable productions. the animals
  of the country.mineral productions of every
  kind and the areas climate. Jefferson

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• Lewis and Clark Expedition
• 1. Lewis, Clark and Corps of Discovery
  set out
• a. Sacagawea (Indian from Rocky
  Mts) and her husband help the team

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• 2. The team keeps journals
  describing people, places, animals,
  conflicts and sicknesses

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• 3. Sacagaweas brother assists the team across
  Rocky Mts.
• 4. November 1805 team sees Pacific

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• 5. Lewis and Clark didnt find river
• route across west but they did
• - establish relationships with
  Indians
• - collect info about plants and
• animals

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• Pikes Exploration
• 1. Zebulon Pike sent to find starting
• point of Red River and spy on
• Spanish

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• a. Pike explored Spanish lands
• until arrested by Spanish
• b. His trip created good business
• opportunities in the Southwest