Louisiana+Purchase+&+Lewis+&+Clark+Expedition

__The Louisiana Purchase__ 1803 $15 million dollars 3 cents an acre! Over 80,000 acres - doubled the size of the U.S. territory

Sold --From: France (Napoleon) To: U.S. (Jefferson) Included Port of New Orleans - important for shipping Napoleon sold the land because: he needed money to finance his war in Europe, to pay off U.S. debt, he didn't think the land was that valuable

Lewis & Clark sent by President Jefferson to explore the new territory of the Louisiana Purchase. The journey took 2 years and was 8,000 miles long. They left from St. Louis, Missouri in 1804 and ended at the Oregon coast. The first official journey to the Pacific Ocean. They made maps, drew pictures of plants and animals, they kept charts of the weather. The President also wanted them to establish good relations with the Indians. There were 45 men, and 3 boats. Sacajawea, an Indian young woman, help guide the party. They discovered the grizzly bear and brought back a prairie dog.