In this section you will learn

that President Jefferson

purchased the Louisiana
territory in 1803 and doubled
the size of the United States.
Jefferson also sent Lewis and
Clark to explore the regions
west of the Mississippi.

In 1800, France and Spain were

negotiating for ownership of
Louisiana territory, a vast
region between the Mississippi
River and the Rocky
Mountains.

Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of

France, who had gained control of
the Port of New Orleans and the
Louisiana territory, and who was
desperate for money, sold the
entire Louisiana territory in 1803
to the United States for $15
million- about three cents per acre.

The Louisiana Purchase

doubled the size of the United
States.

Artist rendering of Louisiana Purchase in 1804

Jefferson chose Captain

Meriwether Lewis to lead an
exploration into the Louisiana
territory. Lewis in turn
recruited his friend Lieutenant
William Clark to oversee a
volunteer force called the
Corps of Discovery.

Meriwether Lewis

William Clark

The Corps of Discovery came

to be known as the Lewis and
Clark expedition.

FOR UNDERSTANDING

The ______ was a vast region

between the Mississippi River
and the Rocky Mountains
controlled by France and
Spain.
1) Louisiana territory

3) Gulf of Mexico

2) Rocky Mountain
range

4) Klondike

Emperor ______ sold the entire

Louisiana territory in 1803 to the
United States.

1) Louis XVI

3) Constantine

2) Charlemagne

4) Napoleon Bonaparte

The ______ doubled the size of

the United States.

1) French and Indian

War
2) Louisiana Purchase

3) Lewis and Clark

expedition
4) Treaty of Paris

Jefferson chose Captain ______ to

lead an exploration into the
Louisiana territory.

1) Zebulon Pike

3) William Clark

2) John Paul Jones

4) Meriwether Lewis

Meriwether Lewis recruited his

friend Lieutenant ______ to
oversee a volunteer force called the
Corps of Discovery.
1) William Clark

3) James Monroe

2) Zebulon Pike

4) Daniel Boone

The Corps of Discovery came

to be known as the ______.

1) Marine Corps

3) Green Mountain
Boys

2) Trail Blazers
4) Lewis and Clark
expedition

The goal of the Lewis and

Clark expedition was to
establish good relations with
the Native Americans and try
to find a northwest passage
across the United States.

In 1805 Lewis and Clark were

joined by the 17-year-old
Shoshone wife of a French
trapper named Sacajawea who
proved an invaluable
ambassador to other Native
American tribes.

Despite many hardships, the Lewis

and Clark expedition traversed the
United States from the Missouri
River to the Pacific Ocean and
brought back a wealth of scientific
and geographic information. The
expedition also revealed that a
northwest water passage did not
exist.

The Explorer Zebulon

Pike was charged with finding
the sources of the Arkansas
and Red Rivers, and brought
back valuable descriptions of
the Great Plains and the Ro
Grande River Valley.

Impact of Western exploration

from 1804-1807
Accurate maps
Growth of the fur trade
Mistaken view of the Great Plains

Map of Lewis and Clark's Track,

Across the Western Portion of
North America, published 1814

FOR UNDERSTANDING

The goal of the Lewis and Clark

expedition was to ______ and try to
find a northwest passage across the
United States.
1) rescue Sacajawea
from the French

3) establish good
relations with the
Native Americans

2) find the source of

the Arkansas and
Red Rivers

4) spy on the English

In 1805 Lewis and Clark were joined

by ______ who proved an invaluable
ambassador to other Native
American tribes.
1) Sacajawea

3) Zebulon Pike

2) Pontiac

4) a Shoshone chief

Despite many hardships, the Lewis

and Clark expedition traversed the
United States from the Missouri
River to the ______.

1) Gulf of Mexico

3) Pacific Ocean

2) Rocky Mountains

4) Alaskan wilderness

The Lewis and Clark expedition

______.

1) failed to reach the

Pacific Coast
2) was the brainchild
of John Adams

3) incorrectly
identified the Great
Plains as deserts

4) revealed that a
northwest water
passage did not exist

The Explorer ______ brought back

valuable descriptions of the Great
Plains and the Ro Grande River
Valley.

1) Zebulon Pike

3) William Clark

2) Meriwether Lewis

4) Daniel Boone

Which was not an impact of

Western exploration from 18041807

1) Accurate maps

2) Mistaken view of
the Great Plains

3) improved relations
with the Spanish
4) Growth of the fur
trade