In this assignment, I will be summarizing the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark’s expedition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Louisiana Purchase was about 828,000 square miles of land that was purchased from France by the U.S. It is regarded as the largest land purchase in history. It was quite a bargain too, at less than 3 cents per acre! The average price of an acre of land in Pennsylvania today is over 40,000 dollars!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Louisiana purchase doubled the size of the U.S! It also added more natural resources, and overall helped strengthen the country. The treaty was signed on May 2, 1803. The total cost of the purchase was 27,267,622 dollars!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lewis and Clark’s Expedition <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was an important expedition when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were commisioned by Thomas Jefferson to explore the other side of the continent. Meriwether Lewis was a leiutenant in the army, and he was also a politician. William Clark was a captain in the army also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They set out on May 14, 1804. During their journey they traveled over 8,000 miles across forests, plains, rivers and mountains. They encountered many Native American settlements and traded with them. They also identified a lot of new species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When they returned, they were greeted as heroes. Their actions and bravery inspire people today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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