Expanding a Nation: Causes and Effects of the Louisiana Purchase

By Iacopo Bruno

Should the United States stay a small country or expand across the continent of North America? That was the question in 1804, when the United States had a chance to buy the huge Louisiana Territory from France. Who would make this big decision? And how would it change the United States?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496664686

Iacopo Bruno

Iacopo Bruno is a graphic designer and illustrator. He is also the illustrator of the acclaimed books Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France and Anything But Ordinary Addie, both by Mara Rockliff. He lives and works in Milan, Italy, with his wife, Francesca. Learn more about Iacopo at theworldofdot.com and iacopobruno.blogspot.it.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER

TITLE PAGE

A BIG PURCHASE

WHAT CAUSED THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE?

BUYING LOUISIANA

WHAT EFFECTS DID THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE HAVE?

GLOSSARY

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CRITICAL THINKING USING THE COMMON CORE

INDEX

COPYRIGHT

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A BIG PURCHASE

In 1803 the United States was still a small, young country. Just 17 states made up the Union, stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River. European countries claimed the rest of the land in North America.

New Orleans, Louisiana, was founded in 1718. It was a center for trade, and a big reason for the Louisiana Purchase.

But the Louisiana Purchase changed that. The United States bought a huge area of land from