PPT-PURCHASE OF LOUISIANA

By a treaty signed on Apr 30 1803 the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory more than 2 million sq km 800000 sq mi of land extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains . !. By Paul . Ott. I AM Louisiana. !. I'm Spanish moss on a live oak tree. !. Cajun . fried shrimp and a cypress knee. .. By Paul . Ott. I AM Louisiana. !. By Paul . Ott. I'm Bienville, Captain Shreve, Beauregard, Zack Taylor and Jean Lafitte. Chapter 15. Louisiana Territory . Why were the city of New Orleans and the Mississippi River important to farmers in the early 1800s?. Louisiana Territory . Why were the city of New Orleans and the Mississippi River important to farmers in the early 1800s?. The Jeffersonian Vision. 1800–1814. 8. President Jefferson . In 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each received 73 electoral votes. The election was finally decided in February 1801 when the House of Representatives, on the thirty-sixth ballot, chose Jefferson by a vote of 10 to 4. This flag commemorates Jefferson’s victory in the election.. Nation’s Course. Jefferson Wins Presidential . Election of 1800. Electoral Deadlock. ·Jefferson beats Adams, but ties running mate Aaron Burr . ·House of Representatives casts 35 ballots without breaking tie. Oyster . & Oil Industries . A Contemporaneous Timeline. James J. Devitt. Deputy General Counsel. Office of the Secretary. Department of Natural Resources. LOGA Industry Seminar & CLE, New Orleans, September 16. Warm Up: Identify Jefferson’s Constitutional philosophy. What potential strengths and weaknesses did this philosophy entail?. President Jefferson. Jefferson was inaugurated president in April 1801. USI.8A . describe territorial expansion and how it affected the political map of the United States, with emphasis on the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the acquisitions of Florida, Texas, Oregon, and California.. Mr. Krueger. Contradictions?. William Jenson – an Englishman living in the US for 13 years encountered true Jefferson Republicans.. They were: self – confident, assertive, blatantly racist, and never to be delegated to low states.. Louisiana’s Location. Absolute Location refers to a specific spot. Relative Location explains where a place is in relation to another place. Louisiana’s Location. Latitude (also called parallels) measures a location’s . outcomes. Zeroes Are Preventable. Democrats. Republicans. Rule by the people (everyone votes). Rule by the select few (more careful of citizenship. and voting). Strong (large. government). Strong state (small national government). Today’s Essential Question: What was the importance of the . purchase . and exploration of . the Louisiana . Territory?. Vocabulary . surplus – more than what is needed or used. nomadic – moving from place to place, without a permanent home. Democratic-Republican who believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution. Thomas Jefferson’s Presidency. U.S. Before Louisiana Purchase. The. Mississippi. River was . t. he Western. Border. What did he believe was America’s Manifest Destiny?. New Orleans. The Louisiana Purchase. America’s first opportunity for westward expansion came with the signing of the Louisiana Purchase. . The territory west of the Mississippi River was known as Louisiana—this was territory owned by the French, named after King Louis XIV. . The Benefits of Reading Books