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Exploring the Louisiana Purchase
Using your textboook, locate the places described below with the letter on the
outline map and write in the name of the place on the description.
A. Before 1803 this nation's eastern and western boundaries were defined by
the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River.
B. Jefferson sent representatives to France to buy this city.
C. This mountain range is North America's eastern continental divide.
D. This territory was claimed by Britain and the United States.
H. Napoleon sold the United States this territory in order to finance his European
Wars.
F. The RioGrande and the Great Salt Lake were two bodies of water in this
region.
G. Lewis & Clark began their expedition from this city.
H. Lewis & Clark followed this river when the explored the territory purchased from
France.
Use one color to shoe Lewis & Clark's route (1804·1806) and another color to
show Zebulon Pike's route (map on overhead).
Whose expedition went into Spanish territory?
Which city lay at the mouth of the Mississippi River?
At approximately what latitude and longitude is St.Louis?
Whose expedition travelled to a longitude of approximately 124 W?
What benefits will the U.S. gain from this territory?
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