Louisiana Purchase
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- Q1
Why did Spain give Louisiana back to France
Napoleon Bonaparte forced Spain to return Louisiana to France in the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso. His purpose was to builf up a French Army to send to Louisiana to defend his “New France” from British and U.S. attacks.
30s - Q2
Why did Bonparte want Louisiana for France?
The French were failing to control the slave revolt in present-day Haiti and feared the British would start a war with them; using the British navy as a blockade.
30s - Q3
Why did President Thomas Jefferson want to acquire New Orleans and Louisiana?
The reasons included future protection, expansion, prosperity, and the mystery of unknown lands.
30s - Q4
What were the opinions of Louisiana Purchase from people around the United States?
The general opinion of many Americans at the time of the purchase was that Jefferson was being hypocritical for going through with the Louisiana Purchase.
30s - Q5
What is the legacy of the Louisiana Purchase on the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States, greatly strengthened the country materially and strategically, provided a powerful pull for westward expansion, and confirmed the doctrine of implied powers of the federal Constitution leaving a lasting legacy on the United States.
30s - Q6
The place of the slave revolt that affected France"s decision to sale Louisiana?
Saint-Domingue
30s - Q7
The cost of the Louisiana Purchase?
$15 million
30s - Q8
Who represented the United States in the Purchase of Louisiana?
James Monroe & Robert Livingston
30s - Q9
How much land to the United States acquire from the Louisiana Purchase?
827,000 square miles
30s - Q10
What was the expedition Jefferson asked Congress to fund that would cross the Louisiana territory?
Lewis & Clark Expedition
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