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- The Natural Resources gained from the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark's ExpeditionBy Sophie Anderson
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- First, what is the Louisiana Purchase?
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- The Louisiana Purchase Agreement is made up of the Treaty ofCession and the two conventions on the financial aspects of thetransaction.
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- The treaty of Cession was signed between the US and France to make the transfer of the Louisiana territory for $15 million. This agreement was between United States’ James Monroe and Robert Livingston, and the French Emperor NapoleonBonaparte.
- Thomas Jefferson gave Meriwether Lewis and William Clark instructions to explore the West in 1804.
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- The first convention focused on settling differences between French and American ships and ensuring peace before signing the Louisiana Purchase.
- Jefferson told Lewis the goal of the mission was to explore the Missouri River and follow its path... as well as explore the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
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- The second convention, also known as the Treaty of San Ildefonso, was a secret agreement between Spain and France. This treaty focused on Spain exchanging its North American colony Louisiana for territories in Tuscany.
- Jefferson told Lewis to "notice the country's soil, its growth and vegetable productions, mineral productions including limestone and pit-coal."
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- Jefferson told Lewis to explore the following: * “The animals of the country and the remains and accounts of any which may be deemed rare or extinct”* “The mineral productions of every kind; but more particularly metals; limestone, pit- coal, salt-petre; salines mineral waters, noting the temperature of the last such circumstances as may indicate their character; volcanic appearances”*“The soil face of the country it's growth vegetable productions”*“Water offering the best communication with the Pacific ocean”
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- Now that the West has been explored, what can these natural resources be used for?
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- Use for the Future:* Help establish trade routes* Fur trade became popular and a major economic activity* Mineral resources were discovered including gold, silver, copper, and limestone. This led to the gold rush in California in 1848* These new resources fueled migration to the West and growth of the economy from trade
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- THE END!
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