2. The Louisiana Purchase made up of about 828,000 square
milesThe Louisiana Purchase was territory purchased from France for
about 15 million 3. The Louisiana Pur-chase was one of thebiggest
land deals inhistoryThe Louisiana Pur-chase stretched fromthe
Mississippi River tothe beginning of theRocky Mountains 4.
Expedition took 863days,7,689 miles thedistance traveled by
theexpedition, throughunmapped, unsettledwilderness.Expedition
discovered122 new animals and178 new plants. 5. Sacajawea
wasintroduced to the Lewisand Clark expedition inNovember 1804She
translated for themwhen they met withother Indian tribes andServed
as a guide 6. The thirteen states that came in the purchase
are:Arkansas,Missouri, Minnesota,Louisiana, Nebraska,Montana,North
Dakota,South Dakota,Colorado,Kansas, Wyoming and Oklahoma 7.
Jefferson wanted toexplore the newterritory. He sentMeriwether
Lewisand William Clark toexplore 1804-1806Zebulon M. Pike explored
the territory as well. 8. Born in Virginia in 1774He had skills of
an outdoors-manJoined the US Army in1795 until 1801Was chosen by
Jefferson to lead a expedition to explore the recently purchased
Louisiana Purchase 9. Born in Virginia in 1770Chosen by Lewis to
help lead the expeditionServed as the Superintendent of Indian
Affairs 10. Lewis and Clark encountered many natives along the
Missouri RiverSome tribes were peaceful some werent. 11. When Lewis
and Clark returned Thomas Jefferson was happy with there job, they
brought back many plants and some animals
