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Luke’s ELA section 2
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| In 1803 the U.S. spanned from the Atlantic Coast to… | The Mississippi River | |
| Why did Jefferson want to buy New Orleans? | Because it controlled shipping on the Mississippi river and 3/8 of all products went through New Orleans bought sold and delivered. It was worth millions to Americans. | |
| Robert Livingston went to France to purchase what piece of land? | He went to buy New Orleans | |
| Who negotiated the purchase of Louisiana? | Robert Livingston and James Monroe | |
| How much did the United States pay for Louisiana? | $15 million | |
| Why did Livingston say buying Louisiana was a Nobles work of his whole life? | It doubled the size of the United States and made the United States more powerful | |
| What did Napoleon plan to do with the $15 million he got for selling Louisiana to the United States? | ||
| He plan to completely conquer Europe and then Great Britain | ||
| What did Jefferson assign to Merriweather Lewis? | To lead the corps of discovery and explore Louisiana as well as go from Louisiana to the Pacific | |
| What was the one boundary that everyone could agree on for Louisiana? | Everyone agreed that the Mississippi river was the eastern border of Louisiana | |
| What European made the first claim to the American land in 1492? | Christopher Columbus claimed the Americas he encountered for Spain | |
| After Columbus, who claimed the most land in North America? | Spain claimed the Caribbean islands then Mexico, and then Florida. They thought they claimed all of North America. | |
| Who became the first Europeans to go west of the Mississippi River? | Hernando De Soto, and his men | |
| How did Hernando De Soto die? | He died of yellow fever after being bitten by a mosquito | |
| The St. Lawrence River was called the French Highway into the heart of the continent, helping them reach what bodies of water | ||
| They reached the Great Lakes in their canoes, which were invented by Native Americans | ||
| What country was John Nicolette trying to get to? | He was trying to cross North America to get to China | |
| What was the nickname for the king of France King Louis the 14th | The sun King because he was very vain and compared himself to the glory of the sun | |
| Why did Louis the 14th the king of France order French explorers to head west? | Because he didn’t want Spain or England to be near his French colonies or new France | |
| What French men began to map French territory they took? | Louis Joliet and father Marquette on behalf of Lewis the 14th | |
| What European was the first to lay claim to the mouth of the Mississippi and everything along the Mississippi river and for what country? | Robert de la Salle on behalf of King Louis of France | |
| How was Louisiana named? | Robert de la Salle named it in honor of King Louis after he explored the Mississippi river and claimed it for France | |
| He plan to completely conquer Europe and then Great Britain | ||
| They reached the Great Lakes and their canoes which had been created by the Native Americans |
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