The Louisiana Purchase

Why is the Louisiana Purchase considered the greatest real estate deal in history?

Because the United States had more than doubled its size for less than 3 cents an acre.

What deal did Napoleon offer Livingston and Monroe?

He offered the entire Lousiana Territory (800,000 square miles) for fifteen million dollars.

Some say that the Louisiana Purchase is the greatest thing that Thomas Jefferson ever did. Do you agree? Why or not?

I agree, because he doubted the size of the United States with a pretty good deal.

What was so important about the port of New Orleans?

It gave farmers that lived between the Apachallian Mountains and the Mississippy River an opportunity to get their goods out to sell.

Why was Thomas Jefferson worried when France gained control of the New Orleans port?

The worried taht France would no longer allow Americans to use the port.

What were Levingston and Monroe supposed to do when they spoke to Napoleon in France.

They were supposed to talk to the French leader, Napoleon Bonaparte to see if he would sell New Orleans to America.