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SY Chapter 11, sec 2
Louisiana Purchase
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History
8th Grade
01/14/2012

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Ch. 11, Section 2, Page 340
Louisiana Purchase
Definition
purchase of French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that nearly doubled the size of the United States
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Ch. 11, Section 2, Page 342
Lewis and Clark expedition
Definition
expedition (trip) to explore lands the U.S. bought from France in the Louisiana Purchase; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; began in 1804
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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leader of France who had political ambitions to make France a power in western North America and was a skilled military man
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Meriwether Lewis
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army captain who served as presidential assistant to President Jefferson and led Lewis & Clark Expedition
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William Clark
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co-leader of expedition to explore land of Louisiana Purchase
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Sacagawea
Definition
Shoshone who guided Lewis and Clark Expedition across Great Plains
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Zebulon Pike
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led expedition to explore southern boundaries of Louisiana Territory
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