Historical Context: Louisiana Purchase
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Rachel Kinsey
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--WHO?
--WHAT?
--WHEN?
--WHERE?
--WHY?
Think about the important...
Historical context is the social, political, cultural, economic, and environmental situations that influence the events
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Think: What else was happening at the time?
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Thomas Jefferson was
the 3rd president of a
young nation,
The United States.
He wanted control of the waterways around New Orleans to give the US full access to the Mississippi River and help the US economy.
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Napoleon Bonaparte led France in many wars to gain land for France. Originally, he planned to use the Louisiana Territory to grow food for the then French colony of Haiti.
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Napoleon Bonaparte sold the French Louisiana Territory to the United States. Thomas Jefferson was the President that bought what became known as the Louisiana Purchase.
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Thomas Jefferson sent diplomats to purchase land from the French AFTER the Haitian Revolution. Since Haiti was no longer under French Control, Napoleon did not need the Louisiana territory to grow food for Haiti.
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Thomas Jefferson only wanted to purchase the area around the City of New Orleans because control of New Orleans would allow the US to access the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico. Napoleon sold him the Louisiana Territory which laid to the west of the entire length of the Mississippi River.
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Thomas Jefferson wanted access to the Mississippi River.. Napoleon wanted out of the Americas after the Haitian Revolution. He also needed funds to support French wars.
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Multiple Choice
What is a historical context?
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Which is part of the historical context of the Louisiana Purchase?
France's control of the Amazon River and US debt
US desired control of the Mississippi River, and France needed money to finance wars
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Historical Context: How did the Haitian Revolution influence the Louisiana Purchase?
It caused Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States.
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