Despite having qualm about the constitutionality of the purchase, Jefferson pushed for its completion. After it was made, he commissioned Lewis and Clark to explore it and make notes of what they found.
Jefferson arranged the purchase from Napoleon.
He was happy because it doubled the nations size
The correct spelling is Louisiana Purchase (1803).
To acquire the Port of New Orleans.
William Clark was the young army officer who joined President Jefferson's personal secretary in the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, and the Oregon country. After the exploration, he served as governor of the Missouri Territory and Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
Jefferson arranged the purchase from Napoleon.
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase helped to double the size of the United States.
Despite having qualm about the constitutionality of the purchase, Jefferson pushed for its completion. After it was made, he commissioned Lewis and Clark to explore it and make notes of what they found.
France.The Louisiana Territory was owned by France, and was sold to Thomas Jefferson by Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the launch of the Lewis and Clark expedition of discovery.
The purpose was to see what laid beyond their settlements, farther into the Louisiana Purchase and what kinds of animals, plants, and geographical features laid beyond.
He was happy because it doubled the nations size
The correct spelling is Louisiana Purchase (1803).
The Louisiana Purchase
To acquire the Port of New Orleans.
William Clark was the young army officer who joined President Jefferson's personal secretary in the exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, and the Oregon country. After the exploration, he served as governor of the Missouri Territory and Superintendent of Indian Affairs.