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LA SALLE, French Explorer in North America

1. What huge tract of land in North America did La Salle claim for France? On what date did he do this?
2. Where was La Salle when he claimed it?
3. What did he name the land he claimed? In whose honor did he name it?

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KING LOUIS XIV, King of France

1. How did King Louis XIV feel about the territory French explorer La Salle claimed for France in 1682?
2. King Louis XIV was not willing to spend a lot of money for building colonies in North America, but he spent enormous amounts of money on his palace outside of Paris. What was the name of the palace? How many rooms did it have? How much did it cost to build?
3. In what year did King Louis XIV die?

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KING LOUIS XV, King of France

1. What relation was King Louis XV to King Louis XIV?
2. During King Louis XV's reign, France fought the British in North America. What did France lose to the British in the Treaty of Paris in 1763?
3. What "gift" did Louis XV give to Spain in the secret Treaty of Fontainebleau? For what reasons? In what year did this happen?

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KING CHARLES III, King of Spain

1. What was the family relationship between King Charles III of Spain and King Louis XV of France?
2. What "gift" did King Charles receive from King Louis in the secret Treaty of Fontainebleau?
3. Why was King Charles not happy about the gift at first? Why did he later change his mind?
4. In what year did King Charles III die?

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NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, French Ruler

1. When did Napoleon take over the French government?
2. What happened to France's king before Napoleon became the leader of France?
3. What "gift" did Spain return to Napoleon in the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso? Why did Napoleon want it back? In what year did he receive it?

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THOMAS JEFFERSON, President of the United States

1. Why did Jefferson want to send an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?
2. On what date did he secretly ask Congress to fund a western expedition? From whom did he want to keep it a secret and for what reason? Did Congress agree? Who did Jefferson choose to lead the expedition?
3. Jefferson faced a crisis when Spain revoked the right of deposit at the Port of New Orleans. What did that mean and why was it a problem? On what date did this happen?
4. What did the farmers want to do about it? What did Jefferson do about it?

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ROBERT LIVINGSTON, American Ambassador to France

1. What did Jefferson instruct Robert Livingston to buy from France? How much was he allowed to offer for it?
2. On what date did he receive these instructions?
3. What was name of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs with whom Livingston negotiated? How did he treat Livingston?

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TALLEYRAND, French Minister of Foreign Affairs

1. What sort of a person was Talleyrand?
2. Why did American Ambassador Robert Livingston not like him?
3. On what date did Talleyrand ask Livingston if the United States would be interested in buying the entire Louisiana Territory?

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JAMES MONROE, American Ambassador to France

1. Before becoming ambassador to France, what other positions did Monroe hold in the American government?
2. What high position did he hold afterward?
3. Why did Jefferson send Monroe to Paris? On what date did he arrive?

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BARBE-MARBOIS, French Minister of Finance

1. Napoleon told Barbe-Marbois that he intended to sell Louisiana to the Americans and that Barbe-Marbois would be the chief negotiator to make the deal. On what date did this happen?
2. Who did Barbe-Marbois replace as chief negotiator?
3. How did Barbe-Marbois feel about Napoleon's decision to sell Louisiana?

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MERIWETHER LEWIS, Jefferson's Secretary and Leader of the Western Expedition

1. Where was Lewis when he learned the news about the Louisiana Purchase?
2. Why was Lewis so pleased when he heard the news?
3. What important ceremony about the Louisiana Purchase did Lewis attend in St. Louis? On what date did it take place?