Name____________________________________________ __________Complete__________Incomplete 7-2 – The Louisiana Purchase- Pages 234-239 Essential Question: Under President Jefferson’s leadership, how did the United States add the Louisiana Territory? Main Idea 1: As American settlers moved West, control of the Mississippi River became more important to the United States. • Thousands of ________________ had settled between the ________________ and the ________________ by 1800s. • Kentucky, ________________, and ________________ were admitted as ________________. • Settlers depended on the ________________ and ________________ rivers to move products ________________. • Jefferson worried about ________________ control of ________________ ________________ and ________________. • Americans depended on the ________________, which could be ________________ if a ________________ power shut down access to ________________ ________________. Louisiana Spanish Control • ________________ controlled both ________________ ________________ and ________________ –land stretching from ________________ River to ________________ ________________ • ________________ gave land to ________________ in treaty French Control • French leader ________________ wanted to rebuild France’s ________________ in ________________ ________________ • ________________ in French colony of ________________, in the ________________, ________________ Napoléon’s ________________ in 1802 Main Idea 2:The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the United States. • ________________ sent ________________ to France to try to buy ________________ ________________ • The ________________ offered to ________________ all of ________________. • ________________ had wanted to set up a North American ________________, but a revolt in ________________ ruined those ________________. • Price was ________________ • Louisiana Purchase ________________ by ________________ on October 20, 1803 • Nearly ________________ size of ________________ ________________ Main Idea 3:Expeditions led by Lewis, Clark, and Pike increased Americans’ understanding of the West. Lewis and Clark Expedition • The Lewis and Clark ________________ was undertaken with ________________ main ________________. • Explore the ________________ ________________ • Learn about the ________________ and ________________ of the ________________ • Attempt to find a ________________ route to the ________________ ________________ • Led by ________________ ________________ and ________________ ________________ • Included ________________ skilled ________________ • Began near ________________ on May 14, 1804 • The ________________ Mountains presented a major ________________ to the Lewis and Clarke ________________. • Reached the ________________ ________________ in November, 1805 Contact with Native Americans • ________________ used ________________ to talk to leaders of each of the ________________ they met. • Told them ________________ ________________ now owned ________________ on which ________________ ________________ lived • Relied on ________________ of the ________________ they met - Given ________________ by ________________, Nez Percé, and ________________ • ________________, a Shoshone woman, served as a ________________ and ________________. Aaron Burr vs. Alexander Hamilton • Meanwhile, back in New Jersey… • The ________________ –________________ duel was a duel fought between two well- known American ________________. • It was between the former ________________ of the ________________ Alexander Hamilton and sitting ________________ ________________ Aaron Burr. It took place on July 11, 1804. • The duel was caused by a ________________ and bitter ________________ between the two men. At Weehawken, in New Jersey, ________________ shot and wounded ________________. • ________________ was carried to the home of William Bayard on the ________________ shore, where he ________________ the next ________________. Pike’s Exploration • Zebulon Pike, an army ________________, led another ________________ to the ________________ in 1806. • ________________ and helped ________________ area near ________________ Territory’s ________________ border with ________________ ________________ • Headed into ________________ ________________ in present-day ________________ • Traveled into ________________ lands and was ________________ • When finally ________________, still ________________ the opportunities for doing ________________ with the ________________ • Pike’s ________________ offered Americans the first ________________ of the ________________. Pikes Peak • The ________________ name of "________________ ________________ " is adopted by the Army's Topographical Corp, led by Major John Charles Frémont. • Even though ________________ never ________________ to the summit of the ________________, Frémont believes Pike ________________ the ________________ rights as the first ________________ to ________________ the existence of the ________________. .