Louisiana Purchase

what is the article title

the inhabitants of the Louisiana territory

Why were the French and Spanish settleres upset

they were being moved from one nation to anohter without consideration for their own wishes

What was inexplicable to Jefferson

The reason why Louisianians believed that French or Spanish sovereignty (despite the fact they were absolutest) was more like minded to their easy going way of life than the rebulican overbearing Americans.

How did Jefferson prevent anything from going wrong/any anti-american demonstrations?

He sent troops to the scene

How did the French prevent anything bad from happening?

They organized a fete in New Orleans the day of hte transfer from 3pm-9am. lots of dancing

What were the three nations

America, France, Spain

rulers of each nation and their wine

USA Jefferson: Maderia

SPAIN King Charles IV: Malaga

FRANCE (french republic): Bonaparte: Pink and white champagne

Did the plan to preserve peace work?

Yas

What did the government of Louisisana rest on?

Not on the consent of the governend, rather on their indifference

Who managed the affairs of the territory?

A governor and council appointed by himself. Promised (in accordnace with the formula approved by all imperialist powers) a form of government was to be prepared for the inhabitants

What kind of government was prepared for the inhabitants?

“one as mild and free as they are able to bear”

Jefferson didn’t worry about Louisiana’s soverginity until

a swarm of americna pioneers had prepared the French and Spanish residents for the necessary change.

Jefferson found no difficulty in making his choice by

weighing the national interest against constitutional propiety.

How many years has it been since the purchase

150 years

What is the author’s opinion on Jefferson

a great statesman as well as a master politician

Jefferson was surpiresd when

Livingston and Monroe told him they got an empire instead of a city. But he accepted the issues without hesitation

federalists issues

their remaining power was in deep shit. NE part of the country, where they were the strongest and most rich, now had competition with the Newly owned port of New Orleans. In addition, they didn’t like how southern and western lands would not have the same sectional commonalities

mix of people in louisisna territory

• slaves

• free slaves

• african americans

• white people

who were they worried about adding in to the united states?

The non-anglo, non-english speaking catholics. aka the french.

They were worried that they would answer to the pope rather than the president.

Anticatholic sentiment in the US was present if unspoken in the 1800s

Governance Acts 1804-05

• Outlaws the internation slave trade and stated that as soon as the Territory of Orleans had 60,000 free residents it could petition for state hood

• This precluded the constitational due date of 808

• Southerners were happy because this appreaciated the value of their slaves

What is the boarder of the terrirory

Missisippi river, red river, rocky mountains

How many states came out of this

15

Napoleons sold us Louisisana in 1803 because

• Needed to finance their war with Britain

  • Napoleonic wars: british, prussia, russia

• Losing Hati to a slave revolt. They used Hati as a gateway to New Orleans

  • independence in 1791-1804

• American encroachment was innevitable

• Hinterlands had low perceived land value

why did we want the LT

We wanted New Orleans for the western part of the country to transfer and recieve goods

There is no stopping the americans from entering Louisiana…

they were coming, they were american, it is inevitable

What were a huge issues with this purchase

• It was unconsitutional + Jefferson was a “strict constructionalist”

• Federalist (anglo/protestnat/pro-british) saw this act of giving the French all this money was awful and it competes with their NE ports

• A bunch of Native Americans, catholic, and slaves were down there

Offers for LT

1. 2 million fro New ORleans

2. France says no, 10 million. But for a mere 5 million more you get the rest of the land (3-4c per acre)

3. 15 million for whole purchase

who negotiated the LP

Livingston and Monroe

geography of LT

Great plains- a bunch of dead grass

Rocky mountains- largest mountain range in US/ contential divide

Red river

Mississippi river- father of water/great river

Louisiana Delta-port of orleans and gulf of mexico; silt and fertile shit

Lewis and clark expedition 1804-1806

• Hired to travel from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean

• Scientific/Trade expedition

• Took rivers: Misissippi, Missouri, Yellowstone, Snake, Colombia

• @fort Mandan they met Sacajewea and her French Husband

  • shashonee, hidasta, mandan

  • instrumental in translations, trade, safe passage

• When they reached the pacific ocean, they made claims for Pacific NW/Oregan territory and established Fort Clatsop

• Only one man died early from apendicitis

• Corps of Discovery

Zebulon Pike

explore SW LT. Found Pikes Peak CO, never climbed it just named it.

He wandered into Spanish territory and arrested in 1807 but eventually released. War sabers were rattling, they knew about the Burr conspiracy.

Bro found out more from inside the prision than actually travelling

Essex Junto

• Small elitest group of Federalists NE

• Concered about anti-british policies

• do not like all the new people

• mad about feds power waning

• think it will lead to the fall of the country just like ROme

• Threatened secession from 1800s-1812

inexplicable

unable to be explained

absolutism

political system in which a single ruler was in complete power

Congenial

like-minded of plesant and pleasing qualities

officious

assertive in an overly domineering way

forestalled

to prevent or obstruct

prefect

monitors

fete

celebration

qualms

uneasy feelings or problems

imperialist

extending power through diplomacy/military force

propriety

conforming to socially acceptible ideals

expediency

convience with the sacrifice of morals and informalities

meandering

wandering without a purpose

staggering

deeply shocking