Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana Purchase

What does this insect have to do with What does this insect have to do with the Louisiana Purchase?the Louisiana Purchase?

A. OwnershipA. Ownership

1. Fur trappers claimed 1. Fur trappers claimed it for France.it for France.

B. Why was America interested in B. Why was America interested in the area?the area?

1. American farmers 1. American farmers were moving into the were moving into the area.area.

B. Why was America interested in B. Why was America interested in the area?the area?

1. American farmers 1. American farmers were moving into the were moving into the area.area.

2. Right of Deposit – 2. Right of Deposit – the Mississippi River the Mississippi River was the cheapest was the cheapest way to get farm way to get farm goods to the eastern goods to the eastern cities.cities.

Horse and cartHorse and cart

Flatboat and KeelboatFlatboat and Keelboat

Ocean going shipOcean going ship

C. Jefferson negotiates with the C. Jefferson negotiates with the French.French.

1. He wanted to buy 1. He wanted to buy New Orleans and the New Orleans and the Mississippi River for Mississippi River for $10 million.$10 million.

C. Jefferson negotiates with the C. Jefferson negotiates with the French.French.

1. He wanted to buy 1. He wanted to buy New Orleans and New Orleans and the Mississippi River the Mississippi River for $10 million.for $10 million.

2. The French say “no.”2. The French say “no.”

C. Jefferson negotiates with the C. Jefferson negotiates with the French.French.

1. He wanted to buy 1. He wanted to buy New Orleans and New Orleans and the Mississippi River the Mississippi River for $10 million.for $10 million.

2. The French say no.2. The French say no.

3. They changed their 3. They changed their minds because of an minds because of an insect and an island insect and an island named Haiti. named Haiti.

C. Jefferson negotiates with the C. Jefferson negotiates with the French.French.

3. They changed their 3. They changed their minds because of an minds because of an insect and an island insect and an island named Haiti.named Haiti.

a. French army dies a. French army dies of yellow fever in of yellow fever in Haiti.Haiti.

Toussaint-LouvertureToussaint-LouvertureA former slave in Haiti A former slave in Haiti and the grandson of and the grandson of an African chiefan African chief

France lost control of France lost control of Haiti in 1791 when Haiti in 1791 when Louverture and other Louverture and other African slaves African slaves revoltedrevolted

Today Haiti is 90% Today Haiti is 90% African descentAfrican descent

C. Jefferson negotiates with the C. Jefferson negotiates with the French.French.

3. They changed their 3. They changed their minds because of an minds because of an insect and an island insect and an island names Haiti.names Haiti.a. French army dies a. French army dies of yellow fever in of yellow fever in Haiti.Haiti.b. France needed $ b. France needed $ for a war with for a war with England.England.

D. The costD. The cost

1. 828, 000 square miles for $15 million or 3 cents 1. 828, 000 square miles for $15 million or 3 cents an acre.an acre.

The Louisiana PurchaseThe Louisiana Purchase

Lewis and ClarkLewis and Clark

Jefferson assigned two Jefferson assigned two skilled frontiersmen, skilled frontiersmen, Meriwether LewisMeriwether Lewis and and William ClarkWilliam Clark the task of the task of mapping the Louisiana mapping the Louisiana TerritoryTerritory

Lewis & Clark traveled Lewis & Clark traveled with a crew of 45 with a crew of 45 explorers and kept explorers and kept detailed journalsdetailed journals

SacagaweaSacagaweaWife of a French-Wife of a French-Canadian fur traderCanadian fur trader

Hired by Lewis & Clark as Hired by Lewis & Clark as guides and interpretersguides and interpreters

She showed explorers She showed explorers where to fish, to hunt, where to fish, to hunt, and to find wild and to find wild vegetablesvegetables

She also helped trade She also helped trade supplies with American supplies with American IndiansIndians