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How America Grew

4 How did America get new land for people to explore and settle? In 1803,
the United States doubled its size with a single purchase of land—the
Louisiana Purchase. The leader of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, sold the
Louisiana Territory to President Thomas Jefferson. This area included
parts or all of the present-day states of Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas,
Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.

5 Now that America reached far to the west, President Jefferson needed
a map of the area. He sent two men, named Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark, to do the job. He hoped they would discover a water route
across the continent. Lewis and Clark and their 50-person team explored
the West from 1804 to 1806, becoming the first new Americans to see the
Pacific Ocean.

6 A French Canadian trapper and his Native American wife, Sacagawea
(sak-uh-guh-WEE-uh), translated for Lewis and Clark. This allowed them
to speak to the Native Americans they met along the way. When Native
American people saw Sacagawea, they believed the group was peaceful.

Then and Now

THEN: The American government paid France
$15 million for the Louisiana Territory.
NOW: Today, this land deal would cost billions
of dollars.

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