President+Jefferson;+Louisiana+Purchase

__ **Main Idea** __ -President Thomas Jefferson made the government smaller and the country bigger.
 * All About Loisiana: At the end of the French and Indian Wars in 1763, France lost all of its possessions in North America, dashing hopes of a colonial empire. This empire was centered on the Caribbean island of Santo Domingo and its lucrative cash crop of sugar. The French territory called Louisiana, extending from New Orleans up the Missouri River to modern-day Montana, was intended as a granary for this empire and produced flour, salt, lumber, and food for the sugar islands. By the terms of the 1763 Treaty of Fontainbleau, however, Louisiana west of the Mississippi was ceded to Spain, while the victorious British received the eastern portion of the huge colony. **
 * ===== The year Jefferson was elected, a large area of land west of the Mississippi River called louisiana came under french control. Than they sold it to the americans because they needed money for the war. =====
 * ===== The louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the United States. =====
 * ===== President Jefferson bought Louisiana from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803. Than he sent lewis and clark to explore it. =====
 * ===== President Jefferson bought Louisiana from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803. Than he sent lewis and clark to explore it. =====


 * The biggist port in louisiana was the city of New Orleans. American farmers worried that the french would close this port to them.
 * Jefferson was eger to add a huge pease of land to are country.

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The Oklahoma Panhanle, and southwestern portions of kansas and louisiana were still clamed by spain at the time of the purchase.

The purchase, which doubled the size of the United states, comprises around 23% of the current U.S. territory. And then that lead on to other perchase so the loisiana perchase was the beging of what the United States are today.

**__Bibliograph Social __**Studies text book "Louisiana Purchase." Reviewed by Carl J. Richard. The New Book of Knowledge®. 2010. Grolier Online. 4 May 2010 .] [[csmh.pgworks.com The Lewis And Clarck Journey Of Discvery