1.  Doubles the size of U. S.
    2.  Greatest real estate deal in American history.

Napoleon Bonaparte

    1.  French emperor closed the port of New Orleans
    2.  This stopped the flow of U.S. trade by 40%
    3.  Jefferson sent Robert Livingston, James Monroe
         to buy New Orleans for $7.5million.
    4.  Napoleon needed money more than land and 
            offered all of the Louisiana for 15 million.

Thomas Jefferson

      1.  Wanted to reduce the national debt.
    2.  Strict constructionist of the constitution.
    3.  Used his treaty making power to purchase Louisiana.
    4.  Defended the purchase by acting in the best 
            interest of the American people.

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Exploration of the Louisiana Territory

 

1.  Led by Merriwether Lewis and William Clark
2.  Launched from St. Louis Missouri in 1804
3.  Spent the winter with the Mandan Indians in ND.
4.  Received help from Sacagawea

    5.  Returned in 1806 bringing back a wealth of info.

Other Jefferson Events

1.  Sends Zebulon Pike to explore southern Louisiana.
2.  Burr Conspiracy
3.  Barbary Pirates/ Stephen Decatur

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4.  Impressment of seamen
5.  The "Chesapeake Affair"
6.  The failure of the Embargo Act

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Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.