Louisiana Territory Flashcards
What port city did the US want to buy in 1800 in order to help farmers get their crops to market?
New Orleans
What were the boundaries of the Louisiana Territory?
North to Canada; South to Texas; East to the Mississippi; West to the Rocky Mountains
Which countries owned the Louisiana Territory before the U.S. acquired it in 1803?
Spain and France
What were Napoleon’s plans for the Louisiana Territory in 1800?
Settle the territory with French farmers who would grow food for slaves working on plantations in the Caribbean
How much money did Thomas Jefferson offer France for the city of New Orleans?
$7.5 million
Why did Napoleon change his plans to build an empire in the Americas and to sell the Louisiana Territory?
The French Caribbean colony was lost to a slave revolt and France and Britain were on the brink of war and Napoleon did not want to lose the Louisiana Territory to Britain.
How much did the U.S. buy all of the Louisiana Territory for including New Orleans?
$15 million
What is NOT a reason that people were upset with the Louisiana Purchase?
They believed that the Louisiana Purchase violated Washington’s Isolationism Policy.
The Louisiana Purchase was acquired through _______________.
a treaty
