Westward Expansion

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The Louisiana Territory was

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purchased from France in 1803

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Napoleon Bonaparte sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States for

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$15 million

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Why was President Thomas Jefferson so motivated to gain control of the Louisiana Territory?

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He feared American settlers living in the Mississippi Valley would lose access to the Port of New Orleans.

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The Louisiana Purchase was significant to Westward Expansion because

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pioneers were able to start a new life in the plains, hills, and mountains west of the Mississippi River.

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Pioneers believed that Manifest Destiny meant

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God gave pioneers the right to claim and take control of the land in the west.

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One significant challenge created by Manifest Destiny was: there were no natural resources for survival., pioneers forced Native Americans off their land., the geography did not support agriculture., the pioneers struggled to create settlements.

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pioneers forced Native Americans off their land.

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Name the state in red.

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Arizona

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Name the state in red.

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Nevada

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Name the state in red.

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California

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Name the state in red.

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Oregon