Go to Teacher Notes  The Louisiana Purchase  Imagine buying good
land for four cents an acre. That's what President Thomas
Jefferson did. Why would the emperor of France be willing to
sell his land in North America to the United States?  To find
out, go to http://www.gatewayno.com/History/LaPurchase.html.
• How much land did the United States buy from France?    • When
did the purchase take place?    • What was the total cost?    •
How did the purchase of this land affect the size of the United
States?    • How did the President violate the Constitution by
making the Louisiana Purchase?  What were Napoleon Bonaparte's
plans for the land that he ended up selling? Why did he give up
this plan? What are the main reasons he decided to sell the land
to the United States?  At the end of this site is a map showing
the Louisiana Purchase. What states are now located there?  Go
to http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/tourism/studentbrochure/purch.
htm. How does the second paragraph explain why the Louisiana
Purchase was d