Chapter 3: American Chapter 3: American ExplorersExplorers

Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana Purchase

► Louisiana was named for the Louisiana was named for the king of Franceking of France

► The Territory made up ¼ of the The Territory made up ¼ of the size of the U.Ssize of the U.S

► The ruler of France at time of The ruler of France at time of purchase by the United States purchase by the United States was Napoleon was Napoleon

► President for the U.S. at time of President for the U.S. at time of purchase was Thomas Jeffersonpurchase was Thomas Jefferson

Louisiana Purchase con’t..Louisiana Purchase con’t..

► First commissioned expedition, which First commissioned expedition, which means approved, to explore the means approved, to explore the Louisiana Territory was led by Lewis Louisiana Territory was led by Lewis and Clarkand Clark

►One reason to explore this new One reason to explore this new Territory was to establish boundariesTerritory was to establish boundaries

► An explorer who made a discovery for An explorer who made a discovery for his country was the “agent” of his his country was the “agent” of his governmentgovernment

► The purchase cost $15 millionThe purchase cost $15 million

Expeditions into OK. TerritoryExpeditions into OK. Territory

►11stst expedition into OK. Territory was expedition into OK. Territory was Pike and WilkinsonPike and Wilkinson

►Fort Smith was established during Fort Smith was established during this period, and was center of this period, and was center of settlement activitiessettlement activities

►Major Stephen A. Long named Fort Major Stephen A. Long named Fort Smith after leading expeditions to Smith after leading expeditions to establish the fort. establish the fort.

►11stst official records of Oklahoma was official records of Oklahoma was kept by Wilkinson kept by Wilkinson

Expeditions con’tExpeditions con’t

►Many expeditions were set to explore Many expeditions were set to explore major riversmajor rivers

►The Pike expedition was captured by The Pike expedition was captured by the Spaniards, but later let go. Their the Spaniards, but later let go. Their records were stolenrecords were stolen

►Wilkinson met some of the Five Wilkinson met some of the Five Civilized Tribes, and the occasional Civilized Tribes, and the occasional white manwhite man

►Western tribes were not as hostile to Western tribes were not as hostile to the American explorers as they were to the American explorers as they were to the foreign explorersthe foreign explorers

►Great Salt Plains were described as Great Salt Plains were described as “glistening fields of snow in the “glistening fields of snow in the summer light” by explorers summer light” by explorers

►Treaty of San Ildefonso was to have Treaty of San Ildefonso was to have been a secretbeen a secret