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What land is in the Luisiana Purchase.
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The land west of New Orleans to present day Idaho and north of Canada was the land you would get if you bought the Louisiana Purchase
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What were Lewis and Clark's goals?
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Lewis and Clark’s goals were to get to the Pacific Ocean, which at that time was called “great shining lake.’’ They also wanted to find a safe route to the Pacific Ocean.
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How did the United States grow while Jefferson was President?
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The United States grew while Mr. Jefferson was president because he wanted to explore the purchasing of New Orleans. He then sent James Monroe to Paris with an offer to buy it. He learned that they did not only want to sell New Orleans and the whole Louisiana territory to pay for its war with Britain
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Why was President Jefferson able to make the Louisiana Purchase so easily.
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President Jefferson bought the land so easily because France needed money badly because they spent too much on their war with Britain
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How did Sacagawea help Louis and Clark?
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Sacagawea helped on the expedition because when the men found natives, they would not be able to communicate with the natives. If they could not communicate, the natives might think that they were not friendly people. With Sacagawea, they would be able to make treaties and be able to trade things with them. Also, if they had another native with Americans, the natives might think that they were friendly
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Who became the 3rd president of the United States in 1801?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Did President Jefferson believe in a strong central government or in states rights?
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He was a Democratic Republican who believed in the rights of the states to make many of their decisions.
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Who was the ruler of France in 1800 who was battling and taking over much of Europe?
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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What did President Jefferson worry about regarding Napoleon Bonaparte?
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President Jefferson worried that France might block, or close, the port at New Orleans in Louisiana. Many farmers east of the Mississippi River shipped their goods down the river to the port at New Orleans. He didnt' want the port blocked or westward bound settlers.
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What did President Jefferson do to solve the problem of France possibly blocking France's New Orleans port?
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President Jefferson offered to buy New Orleands from France.
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How did the U.S. offer to buy New Orleans?
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President Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris with an offer to purchase New Orleans.
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When Monroe offered to buy New Orleans for the U.S., what happened?
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France offered to sell the whole territory of Louisiana?
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Where was France's Louisiana Territory?
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West of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains.
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How much money did the United States agree to pay France to buy the Louisiana Territory?
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$15
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When we (the U.S.) bought the Louisiana Territory from France did it double, triple, or quadruple the size of the U.S.? (pick one)
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Buying the Louisiana Territory doubled the land area of the U.S.
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