| Manifest Destiny Goal? | U.S. Growth |
| First step? | Louisiana Purchase |
| Second step? | West Florida Acquisition |
| U.S. who? | TJ |
| Alien who? | Napoleon |
| cost? | 15 million dollars |
| explorers? | Lewis and Clark |
| guide/ interpreter? | Sacajawea |
| TJ goal? | farm land |
| not TJ goal? | Empire |
| precedent(pattern) set? | expansion |
| Find 3 Discoveries during VT: 1) Louisiana Purchase 2) Lewis and Clark 3) West Florida for each 'discovery' include a description of why it is important and a picture. |
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| Fortunate Series of Events: | |
| American Journey 281 - 282 | |
| escape? | West |
| key trade route? | Mississippi R. |
| key port? | New Orleans |
| weak power? | Spain |
| distracted power? | France |
| distraction? | Santo Domingo |
| powerful enemy? | Britain |
| leader? | Napoleon |
| decisive power? | United States |
| leader? | TJ |
| Life can only be understood. . . | backwards |