Unit 3 Chapter 1 LA Purchase and Corps of Discovery

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What is a boat with a flat bottom and square corners that can be used to carry loads and can be used as a house?

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Flatboat

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What does the term territory mean?

Back

an area of land belonging to a government

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What is an expedition?

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a journey taken by a group that has a purpose or goal

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What is a Corps?

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a group of people who work together as a unit

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Who were the first settlers that came to America? Why did they come to America?

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The first settlers came from Europe looking for a new life and unsettled land.

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What was it like for the settlers once they got to America?

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They had to travel by wagon along rough trails, clear land of trees and build houses themselves.

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Why did the settlers begin moving west?

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The East began to become too populated (too many people) so they had to start moving onto other land.

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What area on the map did the United States buy from another country?

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Louisiana

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At the time of the Louisiana Purchase, who was the president?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What body of water separated the United States from Louisiana in this map?

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Mississippi River