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Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the Louisiana Territory? Why or why not?

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Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the Louisiana Territory? Why or why not?

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The US was justified in the legal process of gaining this territory because they got this land by purchasing it from France. Although, this land was occupied with dozens of Native American tribes that had lived there for generations, long before the Europeans arrived to North America. Moving the thousands of Native Americans was unethical and was unjustified.

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How did the original inhabitants of the Louisiana Territory resist American expansion?

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How did the original inhabitants of the Louisiana Territory resist American expansion?

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The native people were very much damaged by the expansion… The Europeans greatly outnumbered and outgunned the Native Peoples. Americans felt as if god gave them the land as an excuse to kill the Native Americans. The native people were not helpless, and in fact killed many american people but there were to many Europeans for The native people to handle. Also many native people were killed by the diseases brought by the Europeans.

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How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there?

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How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there?

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Indian tribes were greatly affected by the Westward expansion. Settlers who were heading for California and Oregon trespassed on sacred Indian land while moving west. Railroads were built through Indian land and this interfered with the migration of Buffalo which were the Indians main source of food. What’s worse is that the railroads hired hunters to  kill Buffalo for food for the workers. The government knew that the Indians depended on Buffalo and encouraged people to kill as many as possible, even providing free guns and ammunition to Buffalo hunters, Others like French settlers were upset at the new system of laws the U.S. was using. The government that they had was put to an end and no permanent system replaced it. A Governor they didn’t choose and that had no connection to the French was placed over them. Judges were prone to mistakes and the use of English instead of French in the courts was jarring.

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What were the costs of gaining the Louisiana Territory, for the U.S.?

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What were the costs of gaining the Louisiana Territory, for the U.S.?

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According to the Louisiana Treaty, the territory must be formed into states and admitted into the Union. Before the Indian removal act women gave a petition for the president, but he never sighed because he did not care and did not want to. According to the Louisiana Treaty, the territory must be formed into states and admitted into the Union.

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How did gaining the Louisiana Territory benefit the U.S.?

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How did gaining the Louisiana Territory benefit the U.S.?

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By gaining the territory the U.S provided westward expansion and it provided complete control of the port of new Orleans.

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How did the U.S. gain the Louisiana Territory? 

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How did the U.S. gain the Louisiana Territory? 

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The US gained this land in the Louisiana Purchase Act in 1803. With this act, the US acquired all of the Louisiana Territory, formerly owned by France. The US had to pay France $11,250,000 for the land. This land was from the Mississippi River to about the Rocky Mountains. This land was formerly occupied by many Native American tribes.