Louisiana Purchase
facts about Louisiana purchase
Largest territorial gain in American history
United states had to borrow money in order to pay for the land
American diplomats were caught off guard by Napoleon offer on the land
first planned to be purchased by a French nobleman
war was considered over this territory
Napoleon had plans to create a large colonial empire
was named in honor of king louis XIV of France
Animals that were discovered
Prairie dogs
1804
Sergeant John Ordway (army volunteer) first called them
prairie dogs for the first time.
Jack rabbit
Lewis originally named it the Jackass rabbit before shortening the name
Buck Goat
09/14/1804
Lewis described it as having prongs or forked liked horns and having "brains out the back of his head"
Louis and Clark expedition
Plants that were discovered
American Bistort
Wilcox Penstemon
Large monkey flower
Aromatic aster
Missouri milk vetch
Osage Orange
States that were discovered
Arkansas
Iowa
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
South Dakota
