Louisiana Purchase
Published on 5. May 2015
79 pages
978-1-5040-1014-6 (ISBN)
Description
The big purchase that led to fundamental questions about what America would become
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from the French for $15 million, extending the United States beyond the Mississippi River for the first time.
Now the United States had big questions to answer: How would Louisiana be governed? How would it be divided? Would it be comprised of free states or slave states? What would happen to the Native Americans? With biographical sketches of the people who helped forge the answers to these questions, such as Lewis and Clark, Napoleon Bonaparte, and of course, Thomas Jefferson, this is the tale of the expansion of the United States into a new territory as well as a new era.
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from the French for $15 million, extending the United States beyond the Mississippi River for the first time.
Now the United States had big questions to answer: How would Louisiana be governed? How would it be divided? Would it be comprised of free states or slave states? What would happen to the Native Americans? With biographical sketches of the people who helped forge the answers to these questions, such as Lewis and Clark, Napoleon Bonaparte, and of course, Thomas Jefferson, this is the tale of the expansion of the United States into a new territory as well as a new era.
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Persons
Peter and Connie Roop are award-winning authors and educators who have published over one hundred children's books, including the Reading Rainbow feature selection
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie.They have written biographies, historical fiction, general fiction, and science books. In 2013 the Wisconsin Library Association recognized the Roops as Notable Wisconsin Authors for their body of work, andPeter Roop has been named a Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Cast of Major Characters
- 1. Napoléon Takes a Bath
- 2. What Was the Big Deal About Louisiana, Anyway?
- 3. The Deal Is Sealed
- 4. What Exactly Did Jefferson Purchase?
- 5. The French Claim and Name Louisiana
- 6. France Gets Kicked Out and Britain Gets the Boot
- 7. Napoléon's Dream Becomes a Nightmare
- 8. The Stars and Stripes Finally Fly Over Louisiana
- 9. Lewis and Clark Explore Louisiana
- 10. Under My Wings Every Thing Prospers
- States Formed from the Louisiana Purchase
- Bibliography
- About the Authors
- Copyright Page
