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8th Grade The Louisiana Purchase and Exploration Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the size of the United States and sent explorers west. There are 5 sheets for 8th grade here, each with an answer key. Area Math for U.S. Land Acquisitions finds percent growth, The Mississippi River as the Highway of the West maps river trade, The Jefferson Peace Medal as Evidence reads an artifact, Explorers of the American West matches clues to expeditions, and Chinook Traders and the Corps of Discovery reads Lewis's journal.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Before steamboats, farmers floated flour, whiskey and salted pork down the rivers to New Orleans, because hauling goods east by wagon cost far too much. When Spain closed the lower Mississippi, all of that trade was at risk.

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