Louisiana Purchase and Lewis & Clark Expedition
Louisiana Purchase
What
When
Who
Where
President Jefferson of US and Napoleon of France
US bought land from France.
1803
Louisiana Territory
Significance
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Why
When Spain gave the land to France the stronger country Jefferson was concerned about European powers selling what he believed to be American land. He was also nervous about the stronger country of France being right next to the US, which as a new country could be easily taken over. Lastly, he wanted to access to the Mississippi River to ship goods and water crops and New Orleans where the River meets the Gulf of Mexico.
Gave the U.S control of the Mississippi River
-Why was this a good thing?
Doubled the size of the U.S
-Why was this a good thing?
Because this way the U.S would have more land and more resources that would benefit them
Because they had a great water source that would benefit them a lot
Gave the U.S control of New Orleans
- Why is this a good thing?
Because this city gave the U.S easy access to the Mississippi River for transferring goods
The land bought was known as the Great Plain and has fertile soil
-Why was this a good thing?
Because this way they could use it for farming
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Who
Pres Jefferson sent them, Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea Indian women who guided Lewis and Clark
When
1804-1806
What
Discovery group sent to explore the new territory
Where
Northern part of the US all the way to the Pacific Ocean