THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

WesTWARD, HO!

• Pioneers traveled over the mountians into Kentucky and Tennessee.
• The pioneers loaded their houshold goods into Conestoga wagons.
• Many of the pioneers set up farms along rivers that fed into the Upper Mississippi River.

THE FRENCH THREAT

• For some years, the Spanish allowed American goods to move freely in their territory.
• The Spanish suddenly changed their policy no longer allowing American goods to move into and beyond New Orleans.

NAPOLEON AND sANTO DOMINGO

• Napoleon dreamed of a Western empire.
• Santo Domingo ended Napoleon's dream.

AN EXPANDING NATION

• Napoleon needed to finance his war against Britian.
• When the Louisiana Territory was for sale they agreed on $15 million and Jefferson worried that such a large purchase might not be legal.

LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION

• Jefferson persuaded Congress to sponser an expedition to gather information about the new land.
• Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis to head the expedition.
• William Clark was co-leader of the expedition.

A FEDERALIST PLAN TO SECEDE

• The Louisiana Purchase troubled federalists in the Northeast.
• They feared the westward expansion would weaken New Englands power in political and economic affairs.

HAMILTON AND BURR DUEL

• Hamilton was concerned about rumors of secession.
• Burr had secretly agreed to lead New York out of the union.