Objectives:
SWBAT:
? Relate the importance of Thomas Jefferson, Louis & Clark, an Sacajawea in writing
? Discuss the importance of the Louisiana Purchase on Westward Expansion orally by answering questions
? Cite the boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase by drawing them on a given map
? Identify a list of important people to Westward Expansion by writing short biographies about each

Materials Needed:
? Blank map of United States
? Colored pencils
? Important people biography handouts

Overview:
? Thomas Jefferson made Louisiana Purchase in 1803, buying land from France (Napoleon Bonaparte) for 15 million dollars
? Purchase extended US from Mississippi River to Rocky Mts.
? Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to explore and chart new land (1804-1806)
? Louis & Clark are guided by Sacajawea, a Native American who served as a guide and a translator
? Louis & Clark’s expedition opened west for settlement by giving a clear picture of the land as well as giving the US stronger claims to the west
? Manifest Destiny – term coined by editor James L. O’Sullivan in 1845 – talked about the divine right and the mission of Americans to settle the new land and bring it to the union

Procedure:
? Have students take notes while talking about the Louisiana Purchase, Louis & Clark, and Sacajawea
? Move students into pairs and hand out blank US maps and colored pencils
? Have students draw boundaries of Louisiana Purchase and color in the US at the time and the new land (using different colors to distinguish the two areas)
? Have students label the areas they have just colored and put date of Louisiana Purchase
? Hand out Important People worksheets and let students work in pairs on them for the remainder of the period – have them finish for homework to be handed in the next day

Evaluation:
? Students are actively taking notes
? Circulate through the room and check on maps
? Circulate through the room and check on progress on Important People worksheets – answer questions
? Ask general questions to class during lecture