Monday, December 3, 2007 The Louisiana Purchase

By any measure the purchase of Louisiana was the most important action of Jefferson's two terms as president. Jefferson knew that acquiring the very heart of the American continent would prove to be the key to the future of the United States.

Visit the following website to discover some basic facts about the Louisiana Purchase (Don't forget to paste the title above and the questions below into your post):

http://gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.html

1. How much land did the United States buy from France?
   
   
2. When did the purchase take place?
   
   
3. What was the total cost?
   
   
4. How did the purchase of this land affect the size of the United States?
   
   
5. How did the President violate the Constitution by making the Louisiana Purchase?

Use the following map site to discover and list the states that were eventually created, all or partly, out of the Louisiana Purchase:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LouisianaPurchase.png

6. List the states created, partly or in whole, by the Louisiana Purchase (Hint: 15 in all):