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The Louisiana Territory had been a land purchase transaction by the United States of America of 828,800 square miles of the French territory "Louisiane" in 1803. The U.S. paid 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000), a total cost of $15,000,000 for the Louisiana Territory. After finally purchasing the Louisiana Territory, and two weeks before inauguration day Jefferson asked Lewis, in January of 1803, to go on the journey.
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The starting point of the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition was near which major city?
St. Louis, Missouri
Name two major rivers traveled by Lewis and Clark?
Mississippi river and Missouri river and ohio river
What was the major business activity of Frenchmen who came to North America in the early 1600s?
They were coeurs de bois - fur trappers.
Which two states were part of the gadsden purchase in 1853?
The 29,670 square miles of land purchased from Mexico by the United States later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. The land was purchased for $10 million dollars and was an attempt to help solve conflicts that were lingering from the Mexican-American War.States Purchased:ArizonaTexasCaliforniaNew Mexico
What was the colony of Virginia's major settlements?
Jamestown was the major colony.
Who explored the Louisiana Territory and what major river did they follow?
Lewis and Clark followed the Missouri river.
What were three major accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson term of presidentcy?
The Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark Expedition and Ohio became a State.
What were the major expeditions of Lewis and Clark?
The Lewis and Clark expedition to fined a rout to the pacific ocean was the only expedition Lewis and Clark went on together, because a few years later Lewis killed himself.
What are the major event of THOMAS Jefferson?
the Lewis and clark expedition.
What were major landforms of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
The main landforms that Lewis and Clark found were...Mountains, rivers, river banks, waterfalls, and an ocean.
The lands explored by lewis and clark were acquired through what major purchase?
The Louisiana Territory had been a land purchase transaction by the United States of America of 828,800 square miles of the French territory "Louisiane" in 1803. The U.S. paid 60 million francs ($11,250,000) plus cancellation of debts worth 18 million francs ($3,750,000), a total cost of $15,000,000 for the Louisiana Territory. After finally purchasing the Louisiana Territory, and two weeks before inauguration day Jefferson asked Lewis to go on the journey.
What are the major events in Lewis and Clark's expedition?
to find a passage west
Why is Ferdinand Magellan not important?
He kind of is important, but NOT MAJOR. Maybe he isnt important. Because, he didnt do much. Sure, he explored a lot. But, he's small compared to others like Lewis and Clark, John Smith and others.
What five major rivers and stops did Lewis and Clark go to?
missisippi river
What major landforms would present major obstacles to the Lewis and Clark expedition?
The appaliation mountains I'm guessing.
What major thing happened to Sacagawea during the Lewis and Clark expedition?
She had her baby and saw her brother again.
The starting point of the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition was near which major city?
St. Louis, Missouri
