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U.s. History: Westward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase WebsiteU.s. History: Westward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase Website
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Independence Hall Association
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5th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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U.s. History: Westward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase

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Read about the fortuitous purchase made that doubled the size of the United States. See why Napoleon was willing to sell the land, and find out about the quandary Thomas Jefferson was in as he had to go against his strict construction interpretation of the Constitution in order to make such a purchase.

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james monroe

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ushistory.org, western expansion, independence hall association, jefferson's administration, louisiana purchase, napoleon, ohio h.e.10, ohio h.e.11, opposition to the louisiana purchase, port of new orleans

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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