Louisiana Purchase Activity | Primary Sources Louisiana Territory Activity
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Louisiana Purchase Investigation: Primary Sources to Navigate Jefferson's Deal!
This lesson is part of the "Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe" Unit Plan, located here:
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe Unit Plan! 12 fun lessons for Jeffersonian America!
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In this highly engaging lesson, students use a collection of 11 primary source documents to understand the intricacies of the Louisiana Territory and the Louisiana Purchase.
This activity is set as a "modern day" FBI/CIA activity where the United States is considering purchasing land from Canada. However, the students help is needed to make sure they don't make the same mistakes of the past. Therefore, students have to thoroughly investigate the only other land deal of this magnitude - the Louisiana Purchase. Students are given 4 key questions that will be answered by a close and thorough use of the documents:
1.) What did President Jefferson want when he purchased the Louisiana Territory?
2.) How did Jefferson ultimately end up purchasing the entire Louisiana Territory, and under what terms?
3.) Once acquired, what did Jefferson want done with the area? Were these aims successful?
4.) What controversies arouse regarding Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
This activity is always a hit with collaborative learning groups!
This resource includes a paper in-class version and a 1:1 Google compatible version to be used in conjunction with Google Classroom. Just follow the included instructions for how to access the Google version, then share the resource through Google or assign via Google Classroom. This will allow students to type directly into document!
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