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Expansion of Expansion of the United States:the United States:
The Northwest Ordinance The Northwest Ordinance andand
Louisiana PurchaseLouisiana Purchase1785-18031785-1803
Key Features of the Northwest Key Features of the Northwest Land Ordinance--1785Land Ordinance--1785
• Required land to be surveyed into townships of 6 mile squares and divided into 36 one mile square sections
(640 acres)
• A typical farm was equal to a ¼ section or 160 acres
• One section (N16) of every township was set aside for public education
The Northwest Ordinance--1787The Northwest Ordinance--1787• Established territories for expansion and
guidelines for becoming new states (after they reached a population of 60,000)
• Required a Representative Government
• SLAVERY WAS NOT ALLOWED!
• Guarantee Freedom of Religion and Rights to Trial by Jury
(anticipated the Bill of Rights in 1789)
France Purchases Louisiana France Purchases Louisiana
• Louisiana was secretly dealt to France by Spain in the Treaty of Ildefonso in 1800
• Napoleon hoped to re-establish a French presence in the New World
• The Haitian slave revolt eventually led to defeat of the French Army and their return to France –leaving Louisiana undefendable
The Louisiana Purchase-1803The Louisiana Purchase-1803• Learning of the secret deal, Jefferson sent
Robert Livingston and James Monroe to purchase Louisiana from Napoleon.
Livingston Monroe Napoleon
The Louisiana Purchase $$$The Louisiana Purchase $$$
• Total Cost was $15 million
• Doubled the size of the United States
• President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the new territory and find the source of the Missouri River (Hoping to find a Northwest Passage)