Slide 1:1 The Louisiana Purchase Chapter 10 pages 306-311 Mr. Verde The signing of the purchase by Marquis Francois de Barbe-Marbois, Robert Livingston, and James Monroe in Paris, 30 April 1803. 'Under My Wings, Everything Prospers.' View of the city of New Orleans, celebrating President Jefferson's Louisana Purchase.


Why was New Orleans important? :Why was New Orleans important? By 1800 western farmers relied on the Mississippi River to ship wheat and corn. First to New Orleans and then out to ocean going ships and ports along the Atlantic coast. Jackson Square, Port of New Orleans


Pinckney Treaty :Pinckney Treaty signed in 1795 by President Washington the Pinckney Treaty - Spain agreed to let the Americans ship their goods through New Orleans peacefully. 1800 Spain signed treaty returning New Orleans to France. France wants to grow crops for its French islands.


Haiti - biggest French colony in the Caribbean. :Haiti - biggest French colony in the Caribbean. There, enslaved Africans worked on sugar plantations and made the French planters very wealthy. Mounds of raw sugar at a sugar mill warehouse.


French revolution inspires slaves in Haiti to fight for their liberty. :French revolution inspires slaves in Haiti to fight for their liberty. Toussaint L’Ouverture led the revolt. By 1801 forced nearly all the French forced out of Haiti. Napoleon sends troops by never regains control. Independence declared in 1804.


Jefferson encouraged westward expansion more strongly than any previous president. :Jefferson encouraged westward expansion more strongly than any previous president. Jefferson tries to buy New Orleans from Napoleon to make sure that American farmers could ship their goods through the port. Sent Livingston and Monroe to talk to Talleyrand, the French foreign minister.


How ‘bout all of Louisiana? :How ‘bout all of Louisiana? Napoleon’s loss in Haiti caused many problems. He needed money to pay for his wars. He needed the money to pay soldiers and get weapons. The French sold Louisiana to the Americans for 15 million dollars. No one consulted the Native Americans, who lived on these lands, about the purchase of their homeland. This purchase was called the Louisiana Purchase.


Thomas Jefferson sent two explorers :Thomas Jefferson sent two explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore the land west of the Mississippi with the a party of 33 men known as the Corps of Discovery. A year and a half and more than 4,000 miles later, the expedition reached the Pacific Ocean.


Along the way :Along the way A Native American woman, Sacagawea offered to guide the explorers across the mountains. She also became a translator for the different Native American groups. Lakota Some Common Phrases...He táku hwo? What is that? Nitúktetanhan hwo? Where are you from? Tuktétanhan yaú hwo? Where do you come from? http://www.mikmaqonline.org/servlet/dictionaryFrameSet.html


Sacagawea :Sacagawea Sacagawea contributed greatly to the expedition. She gathered wild vegetables and advised the men where to hunt and fish. As the expedition crossed the Rocky Mountains they had crossed the continental divide.


Slide 12:The Continental Divide is the line that divides the flow of water between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean.


Before Lewis and Clarke return home :Before Lewis and Clarke return home explorer Zebulon Pike explored the upper Mississippi river, the Arkansas River, parts of present day Colorado and New Mexico.