The Louisiana Purchase
Chapter 10 - 2
The United States in 1803
Napoleon
• Emperor of
France
• Wanted to start
colonies in
America
Napoleon invades Haiti
• Hoped to use Haiti as a
base to reach the US
• Was defeated by
Toussaint L’Ouveture
Toussaint L’Ouveture
Thomas Jefferson
• Wanted the port of
New Orleans
• Sent delegates to
try and buy it
• He wasn’t sure if it
was constitutional
Jefferson Sends Monroe and
Livingstone to France to buy New
Orleans
Talleyrand - France
James Monroe - US
R. Livingstone - US
• Monroe and Livingstone
offered $10 million for
New Orleans
• Napoleon told
Talleyrand to offer all of
Louisiana for $15
million
– ($0.03 an acre)
• The Louisiana Purchase
doubled the size of the
US
Lost in Haiti
Was fighting with the British
He needed money
Didn’t want a war with the
US
Mission of Discovery
• Jefferson wanted to see
what we bought
• Mission Goals
– See if there was a
river route to the West
– Learn more about the
people and the land
Jefferson Meriwether Lewis to lead the
mission
Lewis selected
William Clark to
co-lead the
mission
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
What Dangers
do you think
they would have
to face?
Which way would you go?
Path followed by Lewis and Clark
Trip Back
Trip Out
Clark and
his slave York
Sacagawea
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Member of the Shoshone tribe
17 years old
Married to a french trapper
Pregnant - gave birth during the
expedition
• Went with Lewis and Clark as a
guide
– Served as a translator
– Got them horses
– Her brother was a tribal chief
Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific
• The Corps of Discovery set up Fort Clatsop in 1808 to
spend the winter before attempting their return trip
Zebulon Pike
• Jefferson sent Pike in 1806
to find the source of the Red
River and the Arkansas
River
• While searching for the Red
River Pike entered Spanish
territory and was arrested
• He was released in 1807 and
returned home without
finding the Red River
Red River
Spanish Territory
Impact of Western Exploration
• Accurate maps
• Growth of the fur
trade
• Mistaken view of
the great plains