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The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase
* Spain trades Louisiana to France because they can’t keep American settlers out of the territory
The Louisiana Purchase
“You can’t put doors on an open country…”
~Spanish foreign minister
The Louisiana PurchaseA. French Louisiana
1.Napoleon Bonaparte – powerful leader of France
a. Wanted to rebuild French
empire in North America
(Louisiana)
The Louisiana Purchaseb. First needed to take over island
of
St. Domingue (Haiti) to use as
supply base
The Louisiana Purchase1. Toussaint-Louverture, ruler
of island (and former slave),
defeats Napoleon’s troops
The Louisiana Purchase2. Meanwhile, US becomes suspicious
of Napoleon and his plans for
Louisiana
The Louisiana Purchasea. France could interfere with
US’s
westward expansion and trade
at Port of New Orleans
The Louisiana PurchaseB. Louisiana Purchase
1. Jefferson sends Livingston + Monroe
to ask French foreign minister
(Talleyrand) about buying New Orleans
The Louisiana Purchase
“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?
The Louisiana Purchase2. Americans surprised when French
offer to sell ALL of Louisiana
a. France at war with England and could use the $$ for supplies
The Louisiana Purchase3. Louisiana Purchase - Americans buy
Louisiana for $15 mill
a. Land stretches from Mississippi River to Rocky Mts.
The Louisiana Purchase
b. Jefferson (strict constructionist)
doesn’t think Constitution allows
this
1. He agrees because purchase is in best interest of US
The Louisiana Purchase
C. Mission of Discovery
1. Jefferson sets up western expedition to learn about
land, people and rivers of west
The Louisiana Purchasea. Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark lead expedition
1. task: explore rivers and form
peaceful relations with Indians
The Louisiana Purchase“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 area’s climate.” ~Jefferson
The Louisiana PurchaseD. 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
The Louisiana Purchase2. The team keeps journals describing people, places, animals, conflicts and
sicknesses
The Louisiana Purchase3. Sacagawea’s brother assists the team across Rocky Mts.
4. November 1805 – team sees Pacific
The Louisiana Purchase5. Lewis and Clark didn’t find river
route across west but they did: - establish relationships with
Indians - collect info about plants and
animals
The Louisiana PurchaseE. Pike’s Exploration
1. Zebulon Pike sent to find starting
point of Red River and spy on
Spanish
The Louisiana Purchase
a. Pike explored Spanish lands until arrested by Spanish
b. His trip created good business opportunities in the Southwest