the louisiana purchase why was the mississippi so important to the us? how did the us purchase...
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The Louisiana Purchase
Why was the Mississippi so important to
the US?
How did the US purchase Louisiana?
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Control of the Mississippi• 1800: 1milion
people living between Appalachian Mts and Mississippi River– Most were
farmers– Needed to ship
wheat and corn down river
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Control of the Mississippi
• Needed to get to New Orleans– Spain controlled it
• Pinckney Treaty: Spain allowed Americans to ship their goods down and store them in New Orleans
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Control of the Mississippi
• However, Spain signed a treaty giving Louisiana back to France 1800– Napoleon wanted to grow food in America
and ship to West Indies– However Africans in Haiti revolted
• Much like the French Revolution
Control of MississippiHowever Africans
(slaves) in Haiti revolted
• Much like the French Revolution
• Toussaint L’Ouverture led the revolt
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Control of Mississippi
• Toussaint was captured but France couldn’t control the Island
• 1804 Haiti declared independence
US buys Louisiana
• Jefferson wants to buy New Orleans– Sent James Monroe & Robert Livingston to
negotiate– Jefferson told them they could offer up to
$10 million
US buys Louisiana
• Napoleon decides to sell all of Louisiana– Had to pay for wars
in Europe– France had lost Haiti
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US buys Louisiana
• They offered the French $15 million dollars
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US buys Louisiana
• This doubles the size of the nation
Planning an Expedition
• Know one really knows what’s west– Plan an expedition: long voyage of
exploration– Meriwether Lewis and William Clark go
explore in 1803
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Let’s take a short true or False quiz
Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Letter Thomas Jefferson wrote to them
Lewis & Clark
• Sacagawea: Shoshone Native who would guide them
• The Spirit of Sacajawea
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Lewis & Clark
• Continental divide: mountain ridge that separates system flowing toward opposite side of the continent
Lewis & Clark
• 1805 they reach the Pacific
• 1806 returned to St. Louis
Pike Explores the West
• Zebulon Pike explored the upper Mississippi River and Arkansas River– Colorado – New Mexico– Pikes Peak
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Pike Explores the West
• He entered Spanish territory
• He was arrested and taken to Mexico– Returned to US through Texas area
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Let’s play game as class
• http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/main.html
Work Cited
• http://thomaslegion.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/louisiana_purchase_treaty_agreement.jpg
• http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/freshwater-rivers/
• http://www.famousnewjerseyans.com/Images/ZebulonPike.jpg